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.”

eyes fixed on the Atalaxian

now. “Though, we do share it with our closest friends. And I very much hope that after this trip that I will be able to tell my children about my new friends in

I say, hoping my words assure Calvin that I’m on his side, and to persuade Sinclair that no matter what

don’t know if this is going to be possible,” Sinclair says quietly, his voice grumbling and stern as he stands close at my side, pressing his hands into his pockets and looking Calvin up and down.

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

in the eye. Calvin sighs deeply as he listens, lifting a hand to rub at his eyes

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

slowly. “Then I’d look forward to

me to set it up,”

shuts his mouth, clear

the door. When he reaches it, he clasps Conner on the shoulder and bids him a good night as

moment, I look

he says, looming over me a bit, clearly

frowning, confused. ” What did I

Ella?” Sinclair says, shaking his head at me a little. “Having private conversations with a member

heard him, Dominic!” I say, waving a hand towards the door. “He

He knows you’re soft hearted! He told you about

his face. “I may be soft-hearted, Dominic, but that’s something you value about me. You can’t have it

let me take the lead on these things – that you would allow me to take

see him again, I won’t. But last night you told me to trust my instincts, and they’re telling me to trust him.

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