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 RV as much. The boys

front, studying maps and

things. they find endlessly fascinating for some

leave them to it. Cora and I curl up in

our time chatting, watching movies, and napping lightly with

baby between us.

up being a wonderful day in the little sun-soaked room

sister,

my life since that terrible

broke through my window.

over?” I ask her in a quiet moment

sink to the horizon.

ask me what I’m talking about – she already knows.

me honestly. “I think…well, Ella,

to have to snatch

because the next challenge is always coming.

to fight to make that peace in

going to

down at my napping baby, trailing

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

picked this…should we have chosen simpler

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

smiling and shaking her head

ask, sitting up straight, ” Cora, I was

live quietly alone with my

me in dismissal. “That was just

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

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

that you ended up being such

for you to help thousands when he

that was always

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

was perhaps always the life

that I wanted

she adds, her voice dropping lower. “I’m actually…I’m not sure

fated

going wide. ” But you’re

Ella, this thing between us,” she

really big. I don’t…know how to explain it except

that.”

mating bond snap into

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

that day when we had to stop at

motel.”

knowing what happened that day, and she blushes a

eyes. But I lean forward eagerly, wanting to

giving a little shrug. “But the way he said

I choose you as

a little jealous.

that what’s between

with his own fated mate. But still – it’s

you ask him

says,

“Why not?”

I don’t want him to tell me that

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

she gasps, grabbing my