Accidental Surrogate Chapter 350-Cora

It’s hours, hours later when I finally have a moment to step back and breathe. And when I do, I feel my head spin and stumble back a step or two. Roger is there, instantly, his hand on my back.

“Cora,” he says, pulling me closer to him, tilting up my face so that he can study me. “Are you all right? You’re – ”

“I’m fine,” I mutter, frustrated, trying to push away and get back to work. I have a moment to breathe, but honestly there’s so much more that – needs to be done for these men –

“No,” Roger says, stubborn. “You’re pushing yourself too far – you’re pregnant, Cora -”

“Roger,” I sigh, turning to glare at him in earnest now and putting a hand on his chest. “This cannot be the refrain that I hear for the next nine – or six or however many months, all right? I am not going to stop doing my job-stop healing people – just because I’m pregnant.”

I hear Roger begin to growl in protest but I lock my teeth together, staring up at him, hard. And, slowly, I see him start to relent, to remember the person who he chose as his mate.

“This is my life, Roger,” I whisper, ” my identity. I’m a doctor – I made an oath! I’m going to help them.”

“All right,” he replies, taking a step back. “But Cora, please -”

know,” I say, nodding and starting to look around the room. “I’ll be careful – I’ll stop before I’m totally exhausted. I

how close are you to exhaustion now?” he asks, looking me over from top to bottom, his eyes pausing on

pause, closing my eyes and checking in with myself. Honestly, I’m not far off – but there’s still so much that these men need. Honestly the extent of the burns that they came in with some of them down to the bone – I cringe to

I hear Roger ask, and then when I look up at him again I feel him place his hand against my

little as I agree to stay still so he can check in on the baby. Roger closes his eyes and concentrates and I’m a little sorry as I

it was easier for him. I want him to have the full fatherhood experience, with

his eyes and leaning forward to press his lips against my

nodding. And then I turn to him fully, peering at some of the red

not much more than a growl. “Much slower than usual. Like whatever that priest did to

get a brief glimpse of the skin below before I wrap him back up. “You’re healing,” I say, looking up at him, “but yes, the pace is …worse than what I would have hoped

puts a sweet, concerned hand on the side of my face, Ella comes over. “Cora,” she whispers, glancing around the room.

the room where her mate naps lightly, Rafe secure in his arms even as he sleeps. Sinclair’s burns were worse than

anything, and he’s frustrated,” she says, giving a chagrined

his way out, along with us, so we don’t have much information from the misadventure either.” He sighs, full of

towards where Henry is rolling between the beds, speaking kindly to any of the men who are conscious and willing to report what they heard and saw. “He’s sure you’ll get something good out

losses,” Roger murmurs, looking around. “We are so…so lucky that everyone came out

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