Surrogate For Alpha Dom

Chapter 428 – A Mating Gift

“What?” Roger asks, going suddenly rigid and raising his head, his alpha instincts probably anticipating an attack of some kind “No,” I say, gaping up at the sky. ” Roger, look -”

And he turns to follow my gaze, his own mouth falling open as he sees. What looks like a thousand shooting stars cross the sky in a blink, one after the other, chasing each other across the blackness above the sea.

“Oh my god,” he murmurs, his head falling back as he stares upwards. Instinctually, I close the slight distance between us so that my body is pressed seamlessly against his, and I take his hand, and we both stare.

His body, like mine, is still thrumming with the joy of it – of the promises, the s3x, the marking, all of it – but this – the awe we both feel We’re both silent for a long time as we stare up at the sky, marveling.

“Cora,” Roger says after a long moment, turning his head to me a little but unable to tear his eyes away from the meteors that flash across the sky. ” Did you…do this?”

“What?” I ask, shocked.

“I mean,” he says slowly, “I’m pretty sure that you did the wind, and the earthquake –

“The what?” I gasp.

He turns to me for real now, a wide smile breaking out on his face as his eyes meet mine. “I mean, I know I’m good Cora, but you had to have noticed-

“An earthquake?”

“The ground shook, Cora! What did you think it was?”

“I thought it was just a – a little shake! Not an earthquake.”

“Well, yes, just a little one,” he replies, still laughing, giving me a tiny shrug. “I mean, I don’t think you levelled any cities – though, I mean, I can try harder next time – ”

It’s my turn to growl now, smacking him on the chest. “You don’t get to take credit for my gift, mate – ”

towards me and grabbing me by the waist, pulling me flush

he pulls away a bit, staring into my eyes for a long moment before glancing up at the sky again. “But seriously,”

frantic rush of stars. Now they seem to take their time, wanting to put on a

He raises his eyebrows, impressed, and I grin to see it. ” Nobody’d better piss you off, Cora,” he says, considering. “Or we’ll get an asteroid

I say, giving him a playful

again and nudging his nose against mine. “Oh, I intend to piss you off every day,”

him then, making him laugh, inviting it. Because honestly, he doesn’t piss

of teasing, bringing me right to the edge of my limits but never pushing too far. And me? Too-serious me? I need

makes us great

my head away so he can study his handywork on my neck. “What’s it look like? Did you do good, or did you

it’s real pretty Cora. You’ll like

then, spinning my head back, grinning. “Jealous,” I accuse,

to press a kiss to my collar bone. “I want everyone to know you’re mine. Can you just start wearing a t-shirt

humans we’re trying to convince that we truly believe human and wolf kind

and grinning down at me. “I

laughing harder now, shaking my head at him. “Only if you wear a matching one,” I reply, “pink, ‘ Property of Cora,’ emblazoned on the front and the

voice full of mischief as he brings his face again close to mine. “I already have

“you shut up! You so do not have

mated man sincere apologies, I know, it is a loss for womankind, to have

liar,” I murmur, bringing my lips to his, “but if

Sinclair,” he murmurs before he kisses me, a

a deep breath,

into a smile. Roger laughs again, glancing down towards my belly, and I know that he feels

“Baby’s up,” I murmur.

he replies, “hard