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

feel the movement of the RV as much. The boys all

and discussing ridiculous things like

mileage things. they find endlessly fascinating for

shrug and leave them to it. Cora and I

watching

baby between us.

wonderful day in the little sun-soaked

sister, reconnecting

from my life

broke through my window.

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

sink to the horizon.

me what I’m talking about – she already

“I think…well, Ella, I think we picked

going to have

the next challenge is

have to fight to make that peace in

is always going to try to steal

sigh, looking down at my napping baby, trailing

Did we choose wrong? I mean – neither of

fated mates. We picked this…should

want a simpler life,” Cora laughs, and I look up at her in surprise

shaking her head

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

to live quietly

waving a hand at me in dismissal. “That was just

were always going to be a mom,” she

the side, “but…you were

think it kind of makes sense that you ended up being such a good

you to help thousands when he is king,

that was

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

perhaps always the life I wanted, even if I want

that I

voice dropping lower.

isn’t my fated mate,” she

my eyes going wide. ” But

know,” she says, frowning. “But… Ella, this thing

I don’t…know how to explain

that.”

a mating bond snap into place?” I ask,

says, turning back to

– that day when

motel.”

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

But I lean forward eagerly,

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

choose you as my

jealous. I have no hesitations about

that what’s between us

But still –

ask him

says, shrugging

“Why not?”

idea. I don’t want him to tell me

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

gasps, grabbing my