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

maps and discussing ridiculous things

they find endlessly fascinating for some weird

it. Cora and I

chatting, watching movies, and napping lightly with

baby between us.

wonderful day in the little sun-soaked room at the back

with my sister, reconnecting

been missing from my life since

broke through my window.

you think it’s all really over?” I ask her

sink to the horizon.

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

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

lives. I think we’re going to

have them because the next challenge is always coming. And

to make that peace in our lives,

always going to try

at my napping baby, trailing a little

ask quietly. ” Did we choose

our fated mates. We picked this…should we

simpler life,” Cora laughs, and I look

smiling and shaking her head

ask, sitting up straight, ” Cora, I was

single mom, to live quietly alone with

at me in dismissal. “That was just

you were always

“but…you were

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

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

that was

considering what she’s saying. And I

always the life I

sometimes that I wanted

dropping lower. “I’m actually…I’m

fated mate,” she

I ask, my eyes going wide. ” But you’re

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

really big. I don’t…know

that.”

you feel a mating bond snap into place?” I ask,

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

day when

motel.”

grin at her, knowing what happened that day,

I lean forward eagerly, wanting to know. “What did he

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

you as my mate. Just…that

jealous. I have no hesitations

know that what’s between us is

– it’s an experience I’ll never

you ask

she says, shrugging

“Why not?”

idea. I don’t want him to

go ask -” I say simply, scooching

she gasps, grabbing my