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 I smile,

Because I love it.

And we wait…

then both Roger and I gasp at the same time

Happy!

sitting up as Roger snatches me to him, pulling me fast

take his face in my hands and kiss him, and kiss him, and

just named

clothes and the blanket and trooped back to the house, where we closed the doors

so we could eat something, and Roger went to

for the elaborate dinner he made. Well, elaborate for Roger, who never learned to

sending messages to the baby when he was awake to see

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 together,

wonderful. But after the second day, we knew we had to get back

me close outside the little bungalow after

laugh and let him kiss me, let it sweep through

like this place. Maybe

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

considering what the goddess said that night on

a grin. “You’re

nods, eager. “And I’m going to enjoy the process

bit. ” You just make the babies, I’ll grow them, and carry them, and

arm around my shoulder as we head for the car. ” Nah, I’m going to be

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

that?” Roger asks, loading our tiny luggage

dream,” I say, rolling my 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 and as many nieces and nephews as we can pass over to her to raise? She’d be

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