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 at me.

shake my head. “Then it must be a tiny imposter,” I joke,

be telling you to get some new material

laughs, growling a little and grabbing my arm, tugging me closer. ”

over here, little mate,” he snarls

eyeing the flimsy camping chair he’s sitting in.

like it can hold his huge werewolf

break the chair!”

me closer and making

– he’ll

standing up and tugging myself out of his

Roger scowls, but he lets me go – watching me as

and pull out a couple of blankets. He continues to

out before the fire and then gesture

he concedes, standing up for a moment

sitting gracefully

of the blankets, pulling me down into his lap

better, clever little

to place my hands on Roger’s face

him before bringing my mouth to his and

into it, hoping – quite desperately that he knows just how

we fight, and we tease – But god, god how I

swaggering, adorable, sweet bit of

around me as he kisses

he’s finally home, like he’s been waiting to do this all day.

little bit. Even if we

that we can both feel, that we

and Sinclair do.

the kiss after a few moments, resting my head against his

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

just…happy to be here with each

moment.

quietly, thinking back

says, inviting me to ask

mind.

think I’m

little, ” Yeah, Cora,” he says, as if

think we’ve made that

to look up at him a little, to

mate mate. Like…fated mate.

says, his eyebrows raising a little. Then he grins

you seriously

at him, confused – I hadn’t known there was something to

are you talking about?”

it?” he says, turning his head and watching me curiously.”

forest, in the rain, outside the

as I start to get frustrated. “Feel

big one that

looking back at me with a gentle

I’ve suspected it for a while for a long time, even though… well,

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

day when you

– ”

his

his nose. “But you

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

me, Cora? We’re end game. At least, on my