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 *** -”

like the dream state has been a place for them

for that kind of exploration in the future? A part of me is

than I did before we went to sleep. And it’s not that we weren’t

son, and me

says, placing a finger under my chin and turning my face up to his. “I feel exactly the

how do you know

bond,” he murmurs. “Are you not trying

was thinking about you. And the baby. So

giving it a little squeeze and passing a curious little pulse down our mating bond to him, seeing if I can do it intentionally. I’m still not used to this wolf stuff, and I don’t know how good I am

murmurs, pleased.

the bond between me and Roger but also giving a little

shocked pleasure, the baby

and before I can even ask, I see on Roger’s thrilled

and look down at myself, and send another little nudge, this time

…Happy? I ask.

feel it ring through me like a bell. Happy! My boy

curls away again,

happy,” Roger says, choked up, taking my face in his hands and kissing me again. “And I don’t think I’ve ever once been happier, not in my whole

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

Ella

with a to-go mug of tea in her hands, a big smile on her face. Rafe gives a little squeal of anticipation when the

his car seat, in surprise. “Can you tell when your auntie is near?” I ask, curious. But, obviously,

bright and chipper today,” I say when Cora opens the door and peers into the car, blinking a bit in surprise at the two extra men in the row of seats behind me, and then at the guard sitting beside Conner

what’s all this?” she asks, a little hesitant before murmuring a hello to Rafe and leaning down to

wanted us to have extra guards,” I say, giving a

pulls away from the house. “Actually,” she continues, ” Roger had the

eyes and making my sister laugh. I shake my head, thinking that our two

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

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