Accidental Surrogate Chapter 384-Road Trip

Ella

I watch Cora struggle with her choice, biting her lip and trying to figure out how

she feels. My heart goes out to her now, because I know that she thinks it is an

impossible ask to tell us that she wants to put a coronation on hold so that she

can visit a temple.

But suddenly, quite suddenly, it’s all I want for her. Because Cora has been here

for us through all of this – and she deserves answers to these questions. And I

open my mouth to say this, but Sinclair beats me to it.

“I think we should go,” he says, and I whip my eyes up to see him giving a

casual shrug. “It will only take a few days,” he adds, looking down at me to see

how I feel. “And, quite frankly, we could…use a break before the madness

begins again.”

A little smile creeps over my mouth. “Would it,” Cora begins, and then hesitates

again. But we all wait, letting her find her voice. “Would it be safe?” she asks.

“We think it would,” Roger says steadily at her side. “Xander’s on the run, which

means he’s scrambling. He’s an old man and we took out the forces that he was

using to physically attack us. Even if he’s working to get more, we think that we

have…at least a small window of time.”

“We would have to move quickly and quietly,” Henry adds, more cautious now

than he’s been in the past – I think spooked, still, by the disastrous results of our

last plan. “No planes or anything flashy – just…a small, anonymous family trip.”

I turn my attention back to Cora, wanting to know what she thinks. But she’s still

sitting perfectly still and quiet, clearly putting her thoughts together.

“I can’t ask you to do this,” she says after a long, quiet minute. “I – we need to

get the coronation going, to keep us all safe.”

“You don’t have to ask us to do it, Cora,” Sinclair answers quietly, and I turn my

eyes up at my mate. “We’re telling you we want to do it. Right?” he looks at me

and I nod

“It’s

– I think we should

at Cora’s

just continues to shake her head. “But there’s already

here.” She sighs, putting her

she collects

and the priests, and Xander – it was already a distraction from

the humans

here, and Ella,” she looks up at me

time going to the refugee camps, actually helping people, now

the gift

falls when I realize that she’s right. That there is

to consider this

says quietly next

save the

that’s going to come along with them. But,” he

be okay to take two days.

You’ve earned that.”

find myself nodding, agreeing. Because as I consider what

to be a lot of dedication to the

nation, of this world. And it will make me so happy to do that work –

people.

one of the people I want to help. She

she’s my sister. And that has to count for

leaning forward and giving her

“Two days.”

that she’s tempted, even if she hasn’t given

yet.

his head to the side,

RV? With a real bed

and not be wedged together in a hospital

straight at the idea. “You should have started

almost to her hairline. “I was sold

little smile creeps

throwing up

“Road trip! This is

on a road trip in my

Sinclair asks, smirking down at me, pleased

between him and Cora. “This

trip! This

says, laughing a little along with me. “It’s

-”

my feet, carried away a little by my

days,” I say, holding up two fingers to everyone

helping the people of this world, and

if I

us lately? They’re going

vacation days we’ve

the room, holding Rafe up in the

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