Chapter 353 Thrones A Prince of Two

Ella

“Um, excuse me,” Roger says, and Sinclair and I – mutually surprised snap our attention to him. ” Obviously,” he says, pointing a slow hand between the air between him and his brother, “the question of why the Sinclair blood was desired is the only one with the clear answer – ”

“Oh my god, Roger,” Sinclair murmurs, leaning back in his chair and raising a hand to cover his face, exhausted.

“The quality of these genetics,” Roger continues, grinning, “I mean, who wouldn’t want these babies -”

“Not me, anymore,” Cora quips, folding her arms over her chest and smirking at Roger with a raised brow.” Baby for sale! Highest bidder!”

“You’re worth millions,” Roger whispers towards Cora’s stomach, leaning his head low to pretend to speak to the baby. “Don’t let them undersell you -”

“Enough,” Sinclair snaps, though he does it half-heartedly. I can’t help but laugh a little, and honestly, when I consider it, I can’t disagree. I look at the proof still curled up in Sinclair’s arms.

“We did make a stone-cold cutie,” I say, leaning over to run a fond finger down my baby’s belly. “If mean Uncle Xandy was going for good looks, he certainly picked the right stud.”

am making jokes at this time. But I smile up at him and shrug one shoulder. If we can’t laugh, what the hell are we doing in this life? And then I send a

bit of lightness, sometimes, to balance all of the horrible things that have happened on the way to bringing our wonderful baby into the world. Sinclair nods, understanding, and sends me his own

for Dominic to ever know that you were pregnant, Ella. It was by chance that Dominic was

I was a human, giving birth to a twelve- pound baby before six months had passed…and then, so soon after that, someone coming to steal

cheek. “There’s no way

believing him. “But… if that

he agrees. “It would

smirking at her mate, “what is the rationale for choosing a powerful werewolf

to the throne. That Xander was betting that Dominic would beat Damon and take the throne next, and that

the depths to which my

had a hand in your inability to have children with Lydia. I don’t know quite how he would have managed that, but clearly you are capable of fathering children…” he shrugs, sighing a little at the mystery of it. “It would have fallen quite neatly into

back in my chair, shaking my head in wonder. “He

moving his gaze to each of us in turn, “that we all realize that this is a theoretical explanation. We only have a very little bit of evidence

just a story,” I finish for him, nodding, understanding. I look around. “Do you think

“Especially now that we know where Xander is located, we can refocus our attacks from his priests to him, under the

little at this. “I imagine,” I say softly, “that the

Roger confirms, steadily holding my gaze. “We need to be better prepared. But

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