Surrogate For Alpha Dom

Chapter 121

Chapter 121

Trigger Warning: This chapter contains experiences of abuse and s3xual assaultnothing explicit, but please take care reading..

Sinclair

Ella’s small body is completely stiff in my arms, even though we’re in her favorite

place. I’ve only bathed with her once before, but it didn’t take a rocket scientist to

figure out how much she loves a bubble bath. She takes at least four a week, and

when she’s upset I’ve known her to have a bath even after showering. Until I spoke

with Cora about Ella’s self-care practices, I didn’t understand the connection to her

childhood experience of neglect, but now that I know I’m determined never to deprive

her of the comfort even if my water bills go through the roof and the city goes into a

drought.

“Are you ready to talk this out, trouble?” I inquire, resting my hands on her round

tummy and feeling a pulse of stress from the baby. A fresh spark of worry assails me,

and I know that Rafe is channeling his mother’s fraught emotions. Ella doesn’t

respond to my question, and I press on, realizing that the poor little wolf isn’t going to

relax until she knows l’m not going to reject her”

Sweetheart, it never even crossed my mind to end things. I love you

Ella’s muscles tighten further, though I didn’t think such a thing was possible.

“But..She stammers, twisting around to look at me, “but you left!”

Im sorry that I walked out.”I reply gently, grazing my knuckles over her cheek. “But it

wasn’t because I ever had doubts about us.”I share, wondering about my sweet

mate’s reaction. I know some survivors of child abuse view any confrontation as a

disaster or threat, but Ella has weathered my anger in the past without any signs of a

trauma response. “I was angry that you thought you don’t contribute anything to our

lost it when you suggested you couldn’t

the edge, and I needed to calm

continuing.”

brow furrows, and I can see her grappling with

end things.” She whispers, staring

you’d come back.. think.. I think maybe I have some abandonment

And Mike’s betrayal and learning

into

I gently flip her body the

snuggle her to my chest, lowering

she can straddle

baby.” I profess, kissing her head and stroking

upset, I just don’t trust myself not

when I’m that angry. The same way I would never make

height of a fury. I think taking some space in the

maybe we can find some way

physical distance.” I suggest. “But even

I go or how long I

you, Ella.”

her arms tighten around

sorry I said I couldn’t be your Luna,

here. This isn’t the first time

for you and failed.”

for a moment.” I order, sliding my

all you take care of me all the time. You saved

keep

You stand up to

burdens even when I don’t want you to.

It’s in an Alpha’s DNA to nurture and protect.

I

frowns. “But I didn’t let

other thing.” I sigh, recalling the terror

her up. I’ve growled and

put her over my knee and overpowered

of the time her wolf responds to my bossiness

happen randomly. I accidentally

didn’t I?”

still holding Ella’s chin, but her eyes look anywhere but at

slight nod, and then her wide gaze returns to

so vulnerable that my heart aches. “Do we have

wish I could tell her no, promise that she won’t ever

that wouldn’t help

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