Surrogate For Alpha Dom

Accidental Surrogate Chapter 386-The Long…Long Road

Ella

It takes me just a little over an hour to realize that…I hate road trips.

“Oh my god,” I murmur to Cora as the vibrations of the gigantic RV continue to

shake through us, making poor Rafe grumble uncomfortably. “Is it night yet?

Can we stop?”

“You’re being a baby, Ella,” my sister replies, looking up at me with a smirk,

jumping her red king over three of Roger’s black checkers and capturing them.

“It’s fun!”

“You’re only having fun because you’re kicking Roger’s ass for the third time at

that game,” I murmur, sighing as I glance out the window.

“Seriously,” Roger sighs, leaning back against the white leather of the

kitchenette’s booth. “You should quit that, Cora. For Ella’s sake – she’s trying to

enjoy herself.” He runs a frustrated hand through his hair, staring at the board.

“Yes,” Cora replies, laughing. “For Ella’s sake, I’ll go easy on you.”

“I just thought it would be prettier,” I sigh, looking out the window at the endless

highway miles. “Like, purple mountains majesty. Fruited plains. Etcetera.”

Instead, it’s just hour after hour of looking at cars, and asphalt, and the sad little

pine scrub that borders the highways.

“Maybe when we get further out,” Cora offers, hopeful. “Nah,” Roger replies,

making his next move on the checker’s board. “After the forest it’s all corn for

days.”

I groan, leaning my head back. “I hate corn.”

“No, you don’t,” Cora chides, instantly making her next move on the board and

capturing two more of Roger’s pieces. He gasps in protest and then slumps

back again.

“How are you doing this,” he murmurs, studying the board. “Are you a witch?”

“Maybe,” she says with a shrug.” Guess we have to ask mom.”

I smile at her then, bouncing my fussy baby in my arms. And I inhale a deep

breath, silently ordering myself to cheer up because even if I decidedly do not

like riding in the RV, I’m still excited to take this trip for my sister, to get her the

answers she so desperately wants.

Eventually Cora and I retire with the baby to the bedroom where Sinclair

movement of the RV

maps and discussing

things. they find endlessly fascinating for some weird boy

leave them to it. Cora and

and spend our time chatting, watching

baby between us.

up being a wonderful day in the

with my sister, reconnecting with her

from my life

broke through my window.

all really over?” I ask her in a

sink to the horizon.

to ask me what I’m talking about – she

sighs, telling me honestly. “I think…well, Ella, I think we

to have

next challenge is always coming. And

have to fight to make that

is always going to try to steal

at my napping baby,

I ask quietly. ” Did we choose wrong? I mean – neither

our fated mates. We picked

don’t want a simpler life,” Cora laughs, and

shaking her head

ask, sitting up straight, ” Cora, I was a

live

a hand at me in dismissal. “That was

you were always going to be a mom,” she

her head to the side, “but…you were

I think it kind of makes sense that you ended up

for you to help thousands when he is king,

was always your

what she’s saying. And I guess…well,

That this was perhaps always the life I wanted, even if I

sometimes that I wanted a simple

voice dropping lower. “I’m actually…I’m not sure

fated mate,” she

my eyes going wide. ” But you’re a human

“But… Ella, this thing between

I don’t…know how

that.”

you feel a mating bond snap into place?” I ask,

know,” she says, turning back to me. “But Roger said it first,

– that day when we had

motel.”

grin at her, knowing what happened that day,

forward eagerly, wanting to know. “What did he

a

Not I choose you as

a little jealous. I

I know that what’s between us is

with his own fated mate. But still – it’s an experience I’ll never have. “Well,”

“did you ask him about

says,

“Why not?”

don’t want him to

I say simply, scooching forward on the

she gasps, grabbing