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

not feel the movement of

up front, studying maps and

endlessly fascinating

and leave them to it. Cora

and spend our time chatting, watching movies, and napping

baby between us.

day in the little sun-soaked room

sister, reconnecting with her and

from my life since that terrible day when those

broke through my window.

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

sink to the horizon.

me what I’m talking

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

big lives. I think we’re going to have to

we have them because the next challenge is always coming. And

to fight to make that peace in our lives,

is always going to try

my napping baby,

” Did we choose wrong? I mean – neither

picked

Cora laughs, and I look up

and shaking her

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

single mom, to live quietly alone

hand at me in dismissal. “That was just the

story, Ella, always. Yes, you were always going

side, “but…you were never going to

of makes sense that

a door for you to help thousands when

that was

she’s saying.

the life

I wanted

adds, her voice dropping lower. “I’m

fated

wide. ” But you’re a

she says, frowning. “But… Ella, this

“It feels really big. I don’t…know how to explain it

that.”

you feel a mating bond snap into

turning back to me. “But Roger

day when we

motel.”

knowing what happened that

eagerly, wanting

replies, giving a little shrug. “But the way he said

you as my mate. Just…that I

jealous. I have no

mate, and I know that what’s

– it’s an experience I’ll never have. “Well,”

ask

says,

“Why not?”

sighs. “I…like the idea. I don’t want him to tell me

-” I say simply, scooching forward on the bed, ready to

gasps, grabbing