Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 478: Meeting the Family

Cora

“He’s amazing,” Roger says, beaming as he raises his head look at me in wonder. “I didn’t – damn it, Cora, I didn’t know I could love someone this much -”

“What about me!?”

“Someone besides you,” Roger says, rolling his eyes. “You’re my mate, Cora, obviously that’s different.”

“Damn well better be,” I murmur, bending over the baby and stroking the skin of his perfect, tiny face with the tip of my finger. Roger leans close, giving me a kiss on the cheek.

“Thank you,” he says, his voice so quiet I barely hear him. “You’re amazing Cora. I’m so grateful for you, and for him, and everything you did to bring him into this world.”

I smile as I raise my eyes to my mate’s and then I kiss him for real, passing all of those sentiments back down the bond. Because this little baby – he really is both of ours, equal parts of both of us, the perfect embodiment of everything we mean to each other.

And quite suddenly, he’s our entire world.

“So, what do you think,” I say a moment later when I break the kiss, looking back down at the baby. “Does the name still fit?”

“Yeah, I think the name still fits,” Roger says, his lips turning up in a smile as he looks the baby over. “I think it’s perfect.”

“All right,” I say, beaming down at our kid. “Then welcome, to the world, little J-”

the door opens, and I see Ella

you a full five minutes,” she squeaks. “But I don’t think I can bear it

laugh, reaching out a hand towards her.

peering curiously behind her, both eager to set their eyes on the baby. Only Rafe isn’t excited, but he has an excuse

bending over to peer at the little baby in

laughing and giving him a little shove. “Let

over at his family with a big smile. “But I’m afraid to move. I don’t

in Ella’s waiting

our perfect little baby boy. “Oh, he’s so perfect! And so little! And so

pillows and crossing his arms over his chest. “You didn’t think my

– I just – I expected him to be dark, like Rafe – like you and

fall in love with her nephew, as I

says, lifting her head in sudden surprise and looking between Roger and I. “What did you call him? Do we finally

I say, sitting up straight now, feeling quite formal all of a sudden. ” Ella, Dominic, Henry – Roger and I are very

as her hand again goes to her mouth. “Oh my god,” she murmurs, pressing her eyes shut against her sudden tears, ” it’s so perfect – oh, I can’t handle it, Dominic,

to a laughing Henry and then reaching for Jesse, taking my tiny baby into the crook of his gigantic

Jesse and running a broad palm over

Ella darts over to lift Rafe

baby who fusses in his arms once Sinclair passes him over. “Don’t worry, I’ll send you back to your mother soon I know she’s the one you want. I just want to get a good look at you. Do you know who I am? Grandpa?” Henry smiles and lowers his face to kiss the baby’s head. ” I’ve been waiting a long time to meet you, little Jesse,” he murmurs. “We’re

happiness with everyone marveling at the newest, freshest member of our family, each of us wondering a little absently about his future, about how much we’re going to love him. Somehow, inevitably, he ends up back in my arms and though I’m glad his family all got a chance to say hello, I admit that there’s a great

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