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 *** -”

I burst into laughter too, because that’s what I had expected as well. I don’t know what Sinclair told his brother, but from everything Ella has said? It sounds like the dream state has been a place for them to really explore

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

is so real to me now, so vividly himself, already, that I can’t help but think of him as my son, and me as his mom, and

says, placing a finger under my chin and turning my

then, curious. “Wait, how do you know what

passing it down the bond,” he murmurs. “Are

And the

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

murmurs, pleased. ”

I reply, smiling happily. And then I close my eyes and concentrate, still keeping one touch on the bond between me and Roger but also giving a little tap on the bond that

pleasure, the baby responds,

ask, I see on Roger’s thrilled face

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

…Happy? I ask.

reply comes and I feel it ring through me like a bell. Happy! My boy sends back, and I laugh, and feel myself start

he curls away

and kissing me again. “And I don’t think I’ve

stupid it sounds, to say it so simply like that. “Roger, I feel exactly the same.”Books Chapters Are Daily Updated

Ella

her hands, a big smile on her face. Rafe gives a little squeal of anticipation when the car stops and Cora starts to

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

says, climbing into her seat and closing her door behind her. “Um, what’s all this?” she asks, a little hesitant before murmuring a hello to Rafe and

to have extra guards,” I say, giving a chagrined little shrug. “Do

hellos as Conner pulls away from the house.

I say, rolling my eyes and making my sister laugh. I shake my head, thinking that our two wolf mates sometimes really do have the same mind, even if

grinning at Cora. “Why are you so happy

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