Chapter 410 – Assembling the Team

Cora

When I wake up the next morning the dawn sun is already streaming through the windows, and I am absolutely – hands down – the happiest I’ve ever been. I’m curled up against my mate’s side, my hand still on his chest where I placed it when I fell asleep, and when I look up into his face? I see him already smiling down at me.

My mouth bursts into a smile.

“Well,” he says, turning fully towards me now and nudging my nose with his. “That was an incredible dream, wasn’t it?”

“Do you think it was real?” I whisper, desperately, desperately hoping that it was.

“I do,” he replies, nodding. “I don’t think…well, the things that you made up the beach, the landscape…they were all pretty static, no?”

I gasp a little, offended – “It was not static! It was intricate and there was a breeze I could smell the salt -”

“No, Cora,” he says, laughing, “I mean like, unchanging. The things that changed – you, me, the feeling the baby passed to us, and the wolves? Those all seemed very real.”

“Yeah,” I say, relaxing again and snuggling close, tucking my head beneath Roger’s chin. “I think it was real too.”

“He’s a really cute pup,” Roger murmurs, sleepily kissing my hair. ” Way cuter than Rafe.”

“I know, right?” I mumble, yawning. But we don’t have to tell Ella and Dominic that.”

“No way,” he replies. “No need to hurt their feelings. They’ll find out soon enough. We’re quiet for a moment before I ask my next question. “Did that go…how you thought it would?” I ask, hesitant.

“No,” Roger says instantly, laughing. “Honestly, Cora, I thought we were going to have way more *** -”

but from everything Ella has said? It sounds like the dream state has been a place for them to really explore their relationship in a very physical way – after all, they

while I can certainly see Roger and I using the dream state for that kind of exploration in the future? A part of me is really, really glad that mine and

than I did before we went to sleep. And it’s not that we weren’t a family before – but now

him as my son, and me

says, placing a finger under my chin and turning

how do

it down the bond,” he murmurs. “Are you not

“But…I was thinking about you. And the baby. So maybe

take Roger’s hand, giving it a little squeeze and passing a curious little pulse down our mating bond to him, seeing if I can

did,” he murmurs,

touch on the bond between me and Roger but also giving a little tap on the bond that I now feel so much more powerfully between me and the baby than

pleasure, the

I see on Roger’s thrilled face that he

and look down at myself, and send

…Happy? I ask.

through me like a bell. Happy! My boy sends

curls away

up, taking my face in his hands and kissing me again. “And

stupid it sounds, to say it so simply like that. “Roger, I feel

Ella

to-go mug of tea in her hands, a big smile on her face. Rafe gives a little squeal of anticipation when the car stops and Cora starts to walk towards

look down at my baby, strapped into his car seat, in surprise. “Can you tell when your auntie

chipper today,” I say when Cora opens the door and peers into the car, blinking a bit in surprise at the

behind her. “Um, what’s all this?” she

giving a chagrined little shrug. “Do you mind? I told

everyone and saying her hellos as Conner pulls away from the house. “Actually,” she continues, ”

sister laugh. I shake my head, thinking that our two wolf

continue, leaning forward and grinning at Cora. “Why are you so

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