Surrogate For Alpha Dom

Chapter 422- Bath Time

Ella

“Cora,” I scold, frowning, “you know I don’t’ feel that way – ”

“Well I know you’d never say it,” she protests, sighing. “But I do get that this union between a wolf and a human that, symbolically, it’s important. And even if you’re not disappointed that it could be…disappointing.”

“I want you to have the mating ceremony you want, Cora,” I reply, steady in my truth here. “Especially in the case of something as important as this.” I give her hand a little squeeze before pulling mine away. “But if you’d like to consider a middle path…maybe you could let me show you what I was thinking?”

She turns her head to look up at me, surprised. “You’ve been…planning?”

“Just a little,” I say, unable to keep the eagerness out of my voice. “Just late at night when Sinclair is asleep and I can’t sleep, or I get up to feed Rafe – ”

“You’ve been loosing sleep over this!?”

“No!” I protest, but then I hesitate. ” Well, not much.”

“Ella!”

“Just – can I show you what I was thinking!?” I plead, “sister to sister!? And then, if you hate it, you can say no.” A wide grin comes to my face then. “But I think you’re going to like it.”

Cora gives a big sigh, leaning back into her seat and closing her eyes. ” Fine, Ella,” she says. “But this is not a yes.”

“I didn’t think it was!” I say, newly excited. Because honestly…it’s gorgeous, and I can’t wait to show her my plans.

our rooms that evening, Sinclair immediately looks up at me from his casual position on the bed – looking down at his tablet, still doing work, as usual –

sleeping to my chest. I put my hands

slips his hands into his pockets and smirks as he looks me up and down. “I just didn’t realize I was mated to someone who spends their

laughing, nods towards the bathroom. Both irritated and interested at once, I hurry in and gasp when I see myself in the mirror. “Oh my god,” I murmur, leaning in to get a good look at the very real layer of dusty dark brown grime that’s covering

I see our contrast in the mirror – him the perfect Alpha King, clean-shaved and pressed – and me, a messy ball

who is likewise covered in a light layer of brown dust. “Oh my god!” I exclaim again, immediately beginning to ruffle his hair and moaning as a little puff of dust explodes into the air. “Ohhh,

out to unstrap the baby from me. “Dirty in

murmur, helping him take the baby from my arms. “Honestly, if this is what we look like after just an

of attention to it,” he replies, holding the baby away from him a little as he carries him over to his little baby bath. “Hopefully all

a little now that he’s away from the warmth of my

I hesitate, wondering if I should just take him and let him sleep dirty

in his bath. “Let him cry a little for once he’s the happiest baby in the world, it doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong.” Then, as I begin to strip out of my clothes, Sinclair takes off Rafe’s little outfit as well, tossing it

little pieces of baby clothing disappear into the basket, “he’ll probably be too big to wear

as he turns on the warm water and prepares to start

water in the shower for myself. I continue talking to Sinclair as I climb into the hot stream, relishing the feel of it against

call over my shoulder, starting to shampoo my hair. “I don’t think she’s into it, Dominic.

” But yeah, Roger told me

mad?” I ask, turning to see his reaction, and Sinclair shoots me a little look of disbelief.Books Chapters Are Daily

not

that you’d never be mad at them for wanting a different kind of mating ceremony. But…does it mess up your