Surrogate For Alpha Dom

Chapter 388: What Kind of Mate?

Cora

“They think they’re being subtle,” I whisper, smiling as Sinclair closes the RV’s

door behind him, the last to ” disappear” from our little circle around the fire.

“I’m not complaining,” Roger murmurs, slipping an arm around my shoulder.

“Are you, little mate?”

I laugh lightly at the nickname, shaking my head at him. “It still doesn’t work,

Roger,” I say, leaning closer to him, though the camping chairs make it hard to

get as close as I’d like to be. “I’ve told you before – I’m not little.”

“Sure you are,” he replies, grinning at me.

“I’m not!” I say, laughing. “Ella’s the little one,” I continue, “I’m tall – I’m not -”

“You’re little to me,” he interrupts, moving his chair closer so that he can tuck his

face between my neck and my shoulder, breathing deeply in – I think savoring

the way that I smell, which sends a little thrill through me. I lower my own head

and breathe in Roger’s own unique scent, letting it flood my senses.

God, does he even know how good he smells? Though he probably does – his

sense of smell far outstrips mine.

“What do you mean?” I ask. “Little to you?”

He lifts his head so he can look into my face, only inches from me now. You’re

little to me, Cora,” he replies, in that you’re…I don’t know. Quite precious. The

way I think of you – I don’t know, I don’t want you to be insulted, but I think of

you as…very small,”

“What?” I ask, confused, “why?”

“Because,” he says seriously, shrugging a little, “you’d have to be very tiny, to

make a home out of my heart,” he says, tapping lightly at his chest. “As you

have done.”

A broad smile stretches across my face and I laugh a little, even though I’m

deeply touched at what he’s said. ” Really?” I ask. “That’s what you think of

me?”

“Mmhmm,” he says, turning his head a little and considering me from different

angles. “My little mate, who I carry around all day in my heart. Even when you’re

not physically around I keep you in here. I talk to you, send all kinds of

messages. Tell you little jokes.” you I grin. “Do I think they’re funny?”

nods, smiling

shake my head. “Then it must be a tiny

“Because if it was me, she’d be telling you to get some new material –

a little and grabbing my arm,

little mate,” he snarls

laugh, resisting and eyeing the flimsy camping chair he’s sitting in.

can hold his huge werewolf form, let

break the chair!”

pulling me closer and making me laugh.

he’ll

up and tugging myself out of his grasp

scowls, but he lets me go – watching me

pull out a couple of blankets. He

and then gesture towards

concedes, standing

sitting gracefully

the blankets, pulling me down into his lap as

clever little doctor

moment to place my hands on Roger’s face for a second,

him before bringing my mouth to his and kissing him, letting

into it, hoping – quite desperately that he knows

and we tease – But god, god how I love

arrogant, swaggering, adorable, sweet bit

tighten around me as he kisses me back, taking deep breaths

he’s been waiting to do

that…perhaps he knows, a little bit. Even if

that we can both feel, that we can pass messages along, like

and Sinclair do.

moments, resting my

wrapped tight around me. And we’re quiet for a

just…happy to be here with each

moment.

I say quietly, thinking back on

to ask whatever question is floating through

mind.

you think I’m your

says, laughing a little, ” Yeah, Cora,” he says, as if it’s

made that pretty clear

look up at him a little, to

mate mate. Like…fated mate. Instead of

he says, his eyebrows raising a little. Then he

you seriously

at him, confused – I hadn’t known

are you talking about?”

didn’t feel it?” he says, turning his

in the forest, in the

I start to get frustrated. “Feel

a big one that

at me with a

a while for a long time, even though…

a long time, because I didn’t think my mate

absolute sure that day when you ran

– ”

protest, slapping his

know,” he murmurs, nudging me with his nose. “But you were also being

sure, because that’s when it snapped into place.

least, on my side.