Surrogate For Alpha Dom

Accidental Surrogate For Alpha Novel Chapter 111

Ella

“Cora tell me what happened.” I demand, crossing my skinny arms over my chest. I’m eight years old, glaring down at my surrogate sister with a stern expression. It’s always been this way between us. She’s a year older, but I’ve always had the dominant personality.

“It was nothing.” She insists, averting her gaze from my own.

“You’re lying.” I counter stubbornly. “I can always tell, you know.”

“No, you think you always know.” Cora answers sullenly, though we both know I’m right. I can read my sister like a book.

“Would you just tell me?” I press, sighing with exasperation.

“Fine, it’s not even a big deal, it was just some of the big kids being jerks.” She explains gravely.

“Which ones?” I respond immediately. “Point them out.” It could be anyone, considering the fact that even children our own age tend to be bigger than us. It seems like the orphanage physician labels us undersized and undernourished every year, though nothing ever changes.

Reluctantly, Cora points toward a familiar gang of kids, ranging from age eleven to fourteen. The ringleader is a beefy thirteen year old who always wears a cruel leer, as if he’s ever on the lookout for someone to bully to tears – just for the fun of it. “You see, there’s nothing we can do about it – they run this place.”

“I beg to differ.” I answer, tilting my chin up defiantly. “We don’t have to be bigger than them – just smarter. Now tell me what they said to you?”

Cora’s voice is so low I almost can’t hear her speak. She stares at the ground, her shoulders slumped in defeat. “They called me a worthless gutter rat and said no one would ever adopt me cuz I’m too ugly.”

keeps us going is the hope that we might get

have a point. We’re getting old now, and you know how it is. Parents only ever want the babies. I mean you might have a

anything.” I vow. I’d like to

adopt all the outcasts.” This isn’t the first time she’s said this to me. I do have a way of taking the most skittish and rejected of our peers under my wing,

remind her. “Why else do you think the big kids are so mean. They’re mad that no one ever

you’re going to let them off the hook?” She

gonna remind them that we’re in this together.” I answer reasonably, trying to calm my

teeth flash in a pearly grin.

heels to march up to the bullies in question. Cora trails

you, didn’t anyone ever teach you to pick on someone your own size?” I call while we’re still a

the one who spoke. The ringleader rises to his feet, then scoffs,

be mean to Cora just cuz you’re unhappy. That isn’t fair

body with malicious intent. “A scrawny little thing like you? You’re even more useless than she is.” He reaches out and shoves me, both of his hands slamming into my

stumble back, but something is rising up inside me, something powerful and fearless. I snarl and pounce, scrabbling up the older boy’s body and attacking him tooth and nail. He screams and flails his arms. “What – hey! Get her

back to the present, I realize how strange my behavior had been that day. Normal human girls don’t

asks, the corners

that’s the day I became the de facto leader of the orphanage, just by being scrappy enough to take

observes, massaging my tense shoulders. His words sink into my mind slowly, but I gradually recognize the truth in them

mean I’m sure I wouldn’t have been any match for a pup

isn’t everything – from the sounds of it you were a born leader, and that has nothing to do with being a wolf – not alone at least.” He praises, dipping his head to

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