Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Cora

The Goddess’ smile only broadens as she continues her thought. “But you can tell your sister that I have not been so generous as to send her two mates at once. And because I know it will worry her now, you can tell her that I have made her only one mate in this world, even though her mate had two.”

I grin a little then, thinking about her phrasing it as a generosity and not the torture that it clearly is for Sinclair. ” Why, though?” I ask, suddenly curious. “Why did he get two?”

“Because,” the goddess says, laughing a tinkling little laugh. “I have bigger plans, Cora, that stretch generations into the future. One day, Dominic’s experience loving two mates will help him empathize with another who likewise struggles.” She smirks a little at me. “Though…maybe don’t tell him that,” she wrinkles her nose playfully, “Might be more fun if you don’t.”

I laugh suddenly, delighted at the realization that my mother the Goddess is a little bit of trickster. How have we missed that before?

“So, what’s the deal with the Prince, then?” I ask, and I ignore Roger as he mumbles something behind me about not understanding what the hell is going on.

“The bond with the Prince,” mom says with a shrug, “it is something else. But some things, my love, must remain a mystery. The connection that I have built between Ella and the Atalaxian Prince – it is merely a seed.” She glances at my stomach, and then her eyes move to Ella. “Seeds, like children, take time to grow. But when they do…”

She smiles then and leaves the thought unfinished, shaking her hair back from her shoulders. “Is there anything else, daughter?” she asks, beginning to fade just a little bit.

“The baby?” I ask, suddenly desperate to know while I have her here. My hand moves instantly to my stomach. “Is he… will he be all right?”

She grins at me. “Your child will be born safe and sound, Cora, do not worry.” A little laugh rings through the air as she fades almost completely from sight. “And tell Ella that I love her, and to keep trying. I am eager to lay eyes on my first granddaughter.”

And quite suddenly, she’s gone.

I blink at the sudden absence in the room and then take a deep breath before looking around at my family, who all stare at me.

super weird,” Roger says, his eyes

to the air,” I say, rolling my eyes at him, “the night she visited you

murmurs, and all of our eyes turn to where he’s sitting behind Ella, his face tucked miserably against his palm. “Please…please tell me what she

him. But he’s so miserable that I can’t. “Calvin isn’t Ella’s fated mate. She said that she only made

My heart breaks a little when I see Sinclair’s shoulders begin

onto the couch behind me, pulling me into his lap. I turn my attention to him as he wraps his arms around

Roger murmurs, nudging me with his

question. “You get one, Roger Sinclair,” I growl, grabbing his

for like eight

I start to laugh. “”Though I probably wouldn’t need to – they’d

and pulling me close. “When secretly, I’d keep them all in a little cabin out in the woods, my secret wives –

my mate and I both turn

her face happy and at peace. So, I tell her everything strange

Ella breathes,

mate’s clear peace and happiness. “You asked ‘why did he get two.’

because they come in a pack,” I say, my voice slow and resonating with wisdom as I grin at him, “it’s only

as Ella laughs. “Tell me,” the King orders, his Alpha coming forward in the

our mother is hers, Dominic. You

question,” he grumbles, glaring at her. Ella sighs and takes his face in her hands.

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