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

I nod

Cora,” I say, leaning forwards her. “It’s

think

at Cora’s side, letting her

own mind. But she just continues to shake her head.

to do here.” She sighs, putting her head down in her hands

she collects her

– it was already a

war with the humans that

here, and Ella,” she looks up at me now, “we

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

have the gift

I realize that she’s right. That there is so much to do

to

quietly next to

back and save

going to come along with them. But,”

little squeeze, “it would be okay to take two days. You deserve

You’ve earned that.”

I find myself nodding, agreeing. Because as I consider

going to be a lot of

make me so happy to do

people.

I want to help.

sister. And

go, Cora,” I say, leaning forward and giving

“Two days.”

lip and I can see that she’s tempted, even if she hasn’t given

yet.

help,” Sinclair continues, cocking his head

a very fancy RV? With a real bed that you and

wedged together in a hospital

idea. “You

eyebrows going up almost to her hairline. “I was sold at

then a little

let out a little cry of joy, throwing up the

now. “Road trip! This is so

road trip

asks, smirking down at me, pleased

between him and Cora. “This will be so cool!

on a road trip! This will be the best

along with me. “It’s not precisely

-”

I say, getting to my feet, carried

days,” I say, holding up two fingers to everyone in the room.

helping the people

if I get two days respite from all

us lately? They’re going to

vacation days we’ve ever

then I’m laughing and dancing around the room, holding Rafe up

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