Surrogate For Alpha Dom

Chapter 393: Do You Know what I Know?

Cora

“What?” I ask, confused. I – I have a gift? I quickly search for it within myself

but….it’s not there. I mean, I know how Ella’s feels – she passed it to me before,

I carried it – but there is nothing in me now that feels anything like that…

“Yours is different from your sisters,” the Goddess explains. “Ella’s soul is that of

a healer, and so that is her gift. Yours,” she smiles lightly, “reflects you. You’ve

used it before,” she says, turning her head to glance at Roger with a little laugh.

“I’m surprised you did not notice it then.”

“What?” I ask again, still baffled. But she turns to go and I grab for her hand.

“Please,” I say, shaking my hand, “I don’t understand -”

“Perhaps you should ask your sister for help,” the Goddess says with a shrug.

“She can guide you to it, I think, as hers is already unlocked. But you already

have your gift, Cora.” She assures me. She hesitates then before laughing a

little, “as does your child.”

“What!?” I say for the third time, my mouth falling open now as I stare at her and

then glance down at my stomach before looking back up into her face. ” My

child -”

“All your children,” she says simply, as if it’s obvious, “will be gifted, as you are,

as Ella is. As you, my daughters, are gifts to me – it is my gift to you, and to all

of your children.”

“Whoa,” Roger says, sitting back in his chair and raising a hand to his head in

shock. “All…all are kids are going to be magic?”

The Goddess laughs a little. “Each will be gifted,” she says simply, turning back

to me. “And each gift will be unique, and will reflect each child’s unique spirit. As

yours does, as Ella’s does. They’ll all have pieces in common but -” she sighs

happily now, shaking her head as if it’s too complicated to explain. “You will see,

Cora. I need not explain it all. Your children will show you.”

“Thank you,” I whisper.

“I love you,” the Goddess says, raising her hand and brushing my cheek with

her fingertips. “Carry that knowledge your whole life. I will see you again,” she

promises, and I cling to that prophecy just a little, “but until then carry my love.”

Roger and I watch, my mother passes through

room – a door that I swear was not

I continue to stare

up and

his arms and rocking me back and forth as he buries

head against my neck.

murmurs, still holding me tight. “I knew it was all going to

news-”

not,” I laugh, and finally as the

deep and resounding joy in its place. “You were as

was!”

he admits, his voice muffled against

going to be all right. You

letting him think

stop smiling. Inside me my wolf turns in a happy

out her fur, getting used to the feel of her

freely.

grins down

a wolf, and you have a wolf,

his head, laughing, thrilled at it

and raising my

“I feel – I feel crazy different, like expanded – ” my

now?” he asks, interrupting me and looking

hand to start to tug

see him eyeing that soft place

neck I burst into laughter and swat him away. “Ew, Roger!

open a little bit – but we’re both

offended. We’re we’re just…so connected now 1- that

both ends. It’s like

even having to look at

not?” He asks, and I can sense his

I say, slapping his shoulder playfully. “We’re in my mom’s house

We’re not just going to

of the

hell not?” he asks,

gasp, “Absolutely not! I may be a

more decency than that.” And then as he wraps his

looking hungrily

whole body shakes.

pass our joy

of it that makes me so happy I can

we both calm down a little bit, after he presses his

me, soundly, warmly, so that the love

makes me feel absolutely complete. “But

really alone, Cora…” he snaps his teeth at me, letting me

precise intentions.

him with my nose, just as my wolf does

“You’d better,” I whisper, feeling an intense

didn’t feel before.

exhales and loosens his arms, his eyes drifting down my body

us. “So cool that

Ella are going

them that Rafe -”

suddenly, unable to finish his sentence. I feel

the bond before he looks up and whispers