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

of the

maps and

endlessly fascinating

it. Cora

time chatting, watching movies, and napping lightly

baby between us.

day in the little sun-soaked room at the

sister, reconnecting with her and

life since that terrible day when

broke through my window.

all really over?” I ask her in a quiet moment as the sun starts

sink to the horizon.

I’m talking about – she already knows.

she sighs, telling me honestly. “I think…well,

we’re going to have to snatch at moments

next challenge is always coming. And

going to have to fight to make that

is always going to try to steal

at my napping baby, trailing a little finger down his

” Did we choose wrong? I mean

We picked this…should

a simpler life,” Cora laughs, and I look up at

and shaking her

was a nanny

mom, to live quietly alone with my

at me in

always going to be a mom,” she

to the side, “but…you

sense that you ended up being such

Dominic. He opens a door for you to help thousands when

that was

what she’s saying. And I guess…well, I guess

was perhaps always the

sometimes that I wanted a simple

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

fated mate,”

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

says, frowning. “But… Ella, this

big. I don’t…know

that.”

feel a mating bond snap into place?”

know,” she says, turning back to me.

day when we had to stop at the

motel.”

her, knowing what happened that day, and she blushes a

forward eagerly, wanting to

giving a little shrug. “But the

you as

impressed, a little jealous. I have no

what’s

– it’s an experience I’ll never have.

ask

she says, shrugging

“Why not?”

don’t want him

-” I say simply, scooching forward

she gasps, grabbing