Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 431: Arrival of Old Friends

Ella

Cora comes early the day that the festivities begin – if they can be called that. Because while the atmosphere is supposed to be festive, I know that simmering beneath it is a great deal of political tension that my mate is hoping goes just precisely right.

I throw my arms around my sister the moment I open the door to my bedroom, letting her in. “Thank you thank you thank you!” I cry out, the words all mushing together as one.

“Whoa!” Cora says, catching me and laughing, giving me a hug in return. ” It’s fine, Ella – honestly, where else would I be on a day like this?”

“I don’t know, sleeping?” I say, looking at her with wide eyes. “Its 4 am!”

“True,” she says, giving a little shrug and grinning at me. But then she slips a hand to her belly. “Not like I wasn’t up anyway, though.”

“What?” I gasp, tugging her into the room. Cora is about two full months pregnant now, which isn’t much according to a human pregnancy, but if this is a wolf pregnancy? Then she’s probably just getting into her second trimester.

But…is this her second trimester? With a hybrid baby…

She laughs at me, watching me try to do the math in my head as I stare down at her belly, which is juuuust barely starting to swell.

Which is so, so cute

“Yeah,” she says, giving a little shrug. “The morning sickness is starting to hit hard. I got away with it in my first trimester but,” she sighs. “It mostly hits at night for me too. So, I was already up.”

“Poor sister,” I murmur, looking up into her face and meaning every word of it. I reach for her then, wanting to put a hand on her cheek, but she laughs and pushes it away, which makes me laugh as well. Cora isn’t one for coddling or pity.

“What can I get you?” I ask, the smile returning to my face. “I’ve heard ginger tea does good things?”

she says, nodding firmly. “That will be the

grabbing her hand and leading

she steps inside because even though it’s 4 am? It’s already chaos – clothes and supplies

hey, Cora,” Sinclair says, turning and grinning at her as he stands at the mirror, tying his tie for the fourth time. He wants to get it absolutely, perfectly correct. “Thanks for coming early. We’ve got a long

down at him and patting his head to say hello.

his head and reaching for his phone. “I need

Cora murmurs, accepting the little cup of tea that

are lucky – they have so much less to do on mornings like this. Just throw on a suit! Run a hand through your hair!

Cora laughs, sipping at her tea, grinning when she detects that I’ve given her something with ginger in

a side table after he finishes texting Roger and turning back to his

little glare and flapping my hands at them. “But we’ve got appointments, Cora – hair, nails, the works.

looking forward to it,” she says, giving me a smile. “I haven’t been pampered like this in a

giving her

“I’m supposed to steal the show. But tonight? And then the coronation tomorrow? That’s supposed to be all

man who is going

will be on you, my Queen,” Sinclair says, coming my side and tugging me close, pressing a kiss to my cheek. I

to the baby,

of her tea. “Guys, he’s very cute, but…you’re looking at him with parents’ eyes. I’m sure people will be much more focused on

smile. And I dash over to the little dresser where

murmurs, moving away from

be!” I sigh, turning to give Cora a wink.

throwing my arms around the King of Vanara as soon as he mounts the four short steps up to the dais on which Sinclair and I stand,

in his arms and

a joy to see you we were all so worried when you left. It is a joy to see you again, healthy and

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