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 bond, and

Because I love it.

And we wait…

the

Happy!

say, laughing and sitting up as Roger snatches me to

thrilled. Laughing, elated, I take

we just named

almost until the sun came up, and then we gathered up all of our sandy clothes and the

the bungalow tapping on the door, bringing us a basket of food so we could eat something, and

eventually, because Roger wouldn’t let me eat all my meals in bed, instead insisting that I come and sit with him on the couch for the elaborate dinner he

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

of the day as we napped, and went swim and laid out in the sun. The

to get back – because as much as

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

let him kiss me, let it sweep through me. “Maybe not

me another little peck, before looking around. “I really like this place. Maybe

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

raising. “And considering what the goddess

a

eager. “And I’m

laughing and rolling my eyes, shoving him away a little bit. ” You just make the babies, I’ll grow them, and carry them, and then

Nah, I’m going 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 a

be into that?” Roger asks, loading our tiny luggage into the trunk before crossing

in the car, closing my door behind me as Roger climbs into his seat. “Ella, loaded up with four of her own kids and as many nieces and nephews as we can pass over to her to raise? She’d

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