The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 428: Names

Cora

Matthew? Roger tries, passing the name down the line to the baby and I grip his hand, and we both wait…

But nothing.

“The baby doesn’t like the name Matthew,” I whisper, laughing a little. “Well, it was just a starter,” Roger murmurs, grinning at me again. “You try one.”

“All right,” I say, leaning my head back and taking a deep breath. And then I pass a name down, trying… Oliver.

“Oliver!?” Roger bursts out in disgust and I gasp, glaring at him.

“You are biasing our son!” I accuse, sitting up to smack him. “I said nothing when you said stupid Matthew!”

“Matty is a cute name “he protests, laughing and blocking my blow. “Oliver is the name of a sickly Victorian child who wants more gruel -”

I growl and lay back, taking a deep breath and gathering myself. “Well, let’s see what the baby thinks,” I murmur, sending Roger another glare. And then I try again, whispering Oliver? down the bond. But nothing comes back.

“Good baby,” Roger murmurs, kissing my stomach again and making me laugh. “Don’t let her call you that. It’s terrible.”

“Okay okay,” I say, taking a deep breath. “Let’s try one more.”

“I’ll pick it?” Roger asks.

“Sure,” I reply, relaxing. “But this time, pick one you really, really like. One that you’d actually want him to be called – your favorite.”

“Okay,” he murmurs.

name down the bond,

Because I love it.

And we wait…

both Roger and I gasp at the same time as we

Happy!

say, laughing and sitting up as Roger snatches me to him, pulling me fast

take his face in

just

clothes and the blanket and trooped back to the house, where

bringing us a basket of food so we could eat something, and Roger went

him on the couch for the elaborate dinner he made. Well, elaborate for Roger, who never

whatever the landlord brought us every day in baskets and otherwise laying in bed talking, making each other laugh, sending messages to the baby when he was awake to see what he’d do. And honestly, the baby never did much, but it made

that as well. But honestly, it blurred in with everything else we did, a usual part of the day as we napped, and went swim and laid out in the sun. The

get back – because as much as we like each other, we like our lives

yes?” Roger murmurs, pulling me close outside

laugh and let him kiss me, let it sweep through me.

looking around. “I really like this place. Maybe the owner

on my stomach. “But, considering that this little guy

his eyebrows raising. “And considering what the goddess said

break into a grin. “You’re thinking

nods, eager. “And I’m going to

little bit. ”

head for the car. ” Nah, I’m going to be a very involved dad.

I say, standing on my toes to kiss his cheek as he opens my car door for me. “Or, we can just pass them all off on

Roger asks, loading our tiny luggage into

eyes and sitting down in the car, closing my door behind me as Roger climbs into his seat. “Ella, loaded up with four of her own kids

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