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

and discussing ridiculous things

mileage things. they find endlessly fascinating

and leave them to it. Cora

spend our time chatting, watching movies, and napping

baby between us.

a wonderful day in the little sun-soaked

laughing and talking with my sister, reconnecting with her and with

been missing from my life

broke through my window.

it’s all really over?” I ask her in a quiet moment as

sink to the horizon.

bother to ask me what I’m talking about – she already

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

I think we’re going to

them because the next

to have to fight to make that peace in our lives,

to

at my napping baby,

we dumb?” I ask quietly. ” Did we choose wrong? I

picked this…should

laughs, and I look up at

shaking

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

mom, to live quietly

hand at me in dismissal. “That was

always going to be a

her head to the side, “but…you were never going to stop

think it kind of makes sense that you

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

that was always

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

the life

I wanted a

voice dropping lower. “I’m

isn’t my fated

ask, my eyes going wide.

says, frowning. “But… Ella, this thing

really big. I

that.”

mating bond snap

turning back to me.

rainstorm – that day when we had to stop at the

motel.”

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

But I lean forward eagerly, wanting to know.

I was his mate,” Cora replies, giving a little shrug. “But the way he said

you as my

say, impressed, a little jealous. I have no hesitations about Sinclair

that what’s between us is far beyond anything

still – it’s an experience I’ll never

ask him about

says,

“Why not?”

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

go ask -” I say simply, scooching forward on the

she gasps,