Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 457: Preparations

Ella

I jump almost out of my skin when Sinclair bangs through our bedroom door. I spin with the baby in my arms, my eyes wide. Sinclair’s clearly all worked up as he slams the door behind him, his eyes instantly fixed on me, looking me up and down.

“Why are you dressed like that?” he asks, his voice angry, though I can tell that he’s not mad at me he’s just worked up at what must have been a very stressful day.

“Like what?” I ask, looking down at myself. I’m wearing what I think is my most conservative dress – black, floor length with a little bit of a train behind me, with long sleeves and a crew neck that cuts across my collar bones, showing nothing beneath.

“Well, you look beautiful, Ella,” Sinclair bites out, glaring at me a little like it’s an accusation.

I blink at him for a moment, my eyebrows raising. “Is that a problem, Dominic?”

“Why are you all dressed up?” he growls, crossing to me.

“I just thought that I’d get ready, in case I am supposed to go to dinner – ”

“And you decided to wear that!?”

“Okay,” I say, keeping my voice calm and doing my very best to keep my own temper now, because my mate? He’s pushing it. I put one hand out, resting it against his chest. “All right, Dominic. I’m going to give you a minute now to rethink your words, and then we’ll start again.”

He narrows his eyes at me, not liking at all that I’m talking to him like a kindergartener. But I cock my head to the side, asking him to consider the irony that at this moment I need to talk to him like a kindergartener.

After a long moment he sighs and turns away from me, hanging his head and putting his hands on his hips. “I’m sorry,” he murmurs, pulling himself together. Then he drops his face in a hand. “It has been a long day, Ella.”

down, wanting to bring him comfort.

when he finishes. “I’m sorry, Dominic,” I say, looking up at

looking down at me with his gorgeous green eyes. “It doesn’t matter what I tried

he’s going to take the blame on himself no

I bite my lip a little, considering.

me to, spinning so that my back is to him, and then I sigh a little as he clasps

he says, and I

then I frown, because…wait,

going?” I ask, trying to turn, but my mate holds me still until he has the zipper all

shiver passes through me at the warmth of Sinclair’s palms

him even as he

damn dress off you, Ella,” he says, gruff. “Don’t you have like, a dirty old sack you can wear? Or a

my dress back on. ” Dominic! I’m not going to dinner with our enemy looking like a slob. This

his pockets and raising a single eyebrow at me. “Ella, I was hard the moment I walked

say, waving a dismissive hand, “But that’s every dress –

stepping towards me again, the predator in him

this just makes me laugh, as much as it turns me on. Because Sinclair – I like him like this.

wearing this,” I say, struggling to pull my dress back up over my shoulders while I hold the

from me. “But take it

greeting to him as he carries him over to his little crib and placing him down inside. When that’s done, Sinclair stands by the bed and raises a hand, beckoning me closer with his fingers in a way

mark you,” he says as I start to walk slowly over

off his suit jacket and starts to unbutton his shirt. “Dominic, you haven’t

mouth goes a little dry as his

he commands, his voice

do as he says, raising my hands to my shoulders and pushing at the dress, slipping it off my arms

he orders, nodding to it,

start to crawl across it,

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