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

movement of the RV as much. The boys all

up front, studying maps and discussing ridiculous things like terrain

mileage things. they find endlessly

Cora and I curl up

chatting, watching movies, and napping lightly with

baby between us.

wonderful day in the little sun-soaked

with my sister, reconnecting with her

life since that terrible day when

broke through my window.

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

sink to the horizon.

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

“I think…well, Ella, I think we

I think we’re going to

them because the next

to have to fight to make that

always going to try to steal it

down at my napping baby, trailing a little finger down his

” Did we choose wrong? I mean – neither

We picked this…should we

don’t want a simpler life,” Cora laughs, and I

smiling and shaking her

Cora, I was a

live quietly alone

she says, waving a hand at me

Ella, always. Yes, you were always going to be a

“but…you were never going

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

to help thousands when he is

that was always your

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

right. That this was perhaps always the life I wanted, even if I

I

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

my fated

wide. ” But you’re a human

“But… Ella, this thing between us,”

big. I don’t…know how to

that.”

feel a mating bond snap

turning back to me. “But Roger said it

in that rainstorm – that day when we had to stop at the

motel.”

what happened that day, and she

But I lean forward eagerly,

replies, giving a little

you

jealous. I have no hesitations

what’s between

own fated mate. But still – it’s

ask

says,

“Why not?”

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

say simply, scooching forward on the bed, ready to jump

she gasps, grabbing my