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 a door in the

I swear was not

at each other. And then, as I continue to stare

– as he gets up and

arms and rocking me back and forth as he buries

head against my neck.

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

news-”

did not,” I laugh, and finally as the shock leaves my system I feel

deep and resounding joy in its place. “You

was!”

he admits, his voice muffled against my skin, “but like…

it was going to be

letting him think it. But despite all of

my wolf turns in a

getting used to the

freely.

grins down

going to be a wolf, and you

his head, laughing, thrilled at

and raising

feel – I feel crazy different, like expanded –

he asks, interrupting me and looking

his hand to start to tug at the collar of

see him eyeing that soft

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

says, his mouth dropping open a little bit –

be offended. We’re we’re just…so

together on both ends.

without even having to look at me, even listen

He asks, and I can sense

I say, slapping his shoulder playfully. “We’re in

here! We’re not just going

of

the hell not?” he asks, looking at

be a wolf in spirit, but

little more decency than that.” And then as he

pulls me closer, looking hungrily down at me,

hard that my whole body shakes. It takes him

with me, and we pass our joy

that makes me so happy

he murmurs when we both calm down a little

kisses me, soundly, warmly, so that the

absolutely complete.

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

precise intentions.

as my wolf does to his in

whisper, feeling an intense hunger for

didn’t feel before.

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

he makes space between us. “So cool that the baby’s

powers,” he murmurs. And Sinclair and Ella are going to flip when we

them that Rafe -”

suddenly, unable to finish his

looks up and whispers my name. into