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.

another name down the

Because I love it.

And we wait…

I gasp at the same time as we feel

Happy!

my god,” I say, laughing and sitting up as Roger snatches me to him,

thrilled. Laughing, elated, I take his face in my hands and kiss him, and kiss him,

think we just named the

came up, and then we gathered up all of our sandy clothes and the blanket and trooped

us a basket of food so we could eat something, and Roger went to get it while I curled further up in bed,

eat all my meals in bed, instead insisting that I come and sit with him on the couch for the elaborate dinner he made. Well, elaborate for

more days like that, surviving on 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

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 entire time it was just…so natural, and so easy. Just Roger and I simply

it was wonderful. But after the second day, we knew we had to get back – because as much as

me close outside the little bungalow after we’ve packed and locked

him kiss me, let it

place.

baby,” I sigh, but then I put a hand on my stomach. “But, considering that this little guy is coming along? We’re going to

eyebrows raising. “And considering what the goddess said that night on the

a grin.

more,” he nods, eager. “And I’m going to enjoy the process very much, Cora –

say, laughing and rolling my eyes, shoving him away a little bit. ” You just make the

head for the car. ” Nah, I’m going to be a very involved dad. You’ll see. You’ll barely have to lift a

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 Ella,” I say, giving

that?” Roger asks, loading our tiny luggage into the

climbs into his seat. “Ella, loaded up with four of her own kids and as many nieces and nephews as we can pass

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