Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 444: Into You Ella

“Ella,” Clavin says, his voice thick with emotion. His hand continues its path, reaching for me, his fingers brushing the velvet sleeve of my gown before I can pull away.

“What,” I whisper, taking a few steps back, wanting space between us. “What was that?”

“I don’t – ”

Before he can finish though, we both turn towards the darkened doorway to the balcony. I instantly recognize the silhouette I see there as my mate’s and breathe out a breath of relief.

I mean it’s not that I think that Calvin or I did anything wrong, or that Calvin was going to hurt me, but whatever passed between us? It was strange.

And suddenly as I remember the pulse that happened last night, when Calvin touched my hand – I want my mate here, now, at my side.

“Is everything all right out here?” Sinclair growls, his voice low and full of the threat that his words don’t carry.

He takes a step forward into the darkness as Calvin takes a step away from me and bows to him, both a formality shown to a king and a display of deference to an Alpha who thinks he might sense a threat to his mate.

“Everything is fine, Dominic,” I say, holding out a hand to him, doing my best to keep my voice light though I suspect I’m failing a little bit. “Prince Calvin was just telling me about his children. Did you know that he has a son just older than Rafe? And his daughter is three.”

side, his eyes fixed on the Atalaxian

our closest friends. And I very much hope that after this trip that I will be able to tell my

side, and to

side, pressing his hands into his pockets and looking Calvin up and down. “Especially after the stunts your delegation has

at me, his face genuinely pained. “I was not,

sighs deeply as he listens, lifting a hand to rub at his eyes in frustration and

dropping his hand and looking first at me and then at Sinclair. “It is…please, I beg you you to consider that there was and is dissent within our nation. While I’m sure that some of our delegation encouraged Xander and support his

says slowly. “Then I’d look forward to speaking further with

to set it up,” the prince

he shuts his mouth, clear that that’s his final

put the wheels in motion before stepping towards the door. When he reaches it, he clasps Conner on the shoulder and bids him a good night as well, a move that adds another tick in his favor as far as I’m concerned. I quite like

moment, I look up

same,” he says, looming over me a

ask, frowning, confused. ” What did I

his head at me a little. “Having private conversations with a member of

a hand towards the door. “He wants

you’re soft hearted! He told you about his children who we don’t even know exist – in order

but that’s something you value about me. You can’t have it

head. “All right, that’s fair,” he murmurs. ” But Ella, we agreed that you’d let me take the lead on

to trust my instincts, and they’re telling me to trust him. Prince Calvin – he

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