Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Sinclair

After Ella shared her story with me, we spent a long time just kissing and cuddling, talking through our feelings and reaffirming our love. Still, Ella wasn’t entirely soothed. I could tell she was still beating herself up about her panic attack, no matter how many times I promised her it was all right.

“I just want to be able to give you what you need.” Ella moans after a while, sounding as miserable as ever.

“I don’t need to tie you up, baby.” I promise, wondering if I’ll ever be able to convince her that she’s enough for me – exactly as she is. “There are plenty of other things we can do.”

“But the idea of being tied up with you doesn’t frighten me.” Ella confesses, surprising me. “I think it was just the way you asked. Because it wasn’t about you and me, it was about what had been done to me in the past.”

I frown, unsure if she’s being completely forthright. “That’s possible.” I agree. “But the chances are that if the question was that upsetting, feeling it would be worse.”

“Not if I know it’s coming, and not if I’m handcuffed or something. The straps on a medical table are different.” Ella argues. “I’m not saying I want to try it right this second or when you’re really stressed. It would probably be better when things are calmer so that if I do panic it doesn’t ruin everything, but I think I would like to try sometime.”

“You really don’t have to, Ella.” I assure her. “Not for my sake. It should be fun for both of us, not something you have to endure.”

“I’m not just saying it for you.” Ella insists. “I don’t like thinking that they still have so much power over me. Maybe if I can get over that fear by replacing the bad memories with some good ones… I can take my power back.”

narrow my eyes at the little minx, wondering if this is another tactic to convince me. Ella knows I’d do anything to help her, and it would certainly be clever to turn the tables on me this way. However when I look into her shining eyes, I see only sincerity.

if it’s my wolf coming out or what, but the more time that passes, the more I find myself craving your… well, your dominance.” She flushes bright red as the words leave her mouth, and I’m relieved to see that all the heavy emotion of the last hour is starting to fade in favor

buds at their center. Ella shivers and arches into my hands, delightfully sensitive amidst her raging hormones. “Or maybe you’ve always been a

because I felt like a different person with you? You said I was becoming the

I rumble fondly, needing no help to recall our food fight. “As I recall you thought I was full of it.”

right.” Ella muses, sliding her arms around my neck. “My wolf recognized you even before I knew she

saying I’m right now too, and you are a sex fiend?” I joke, beyond pleased when her beautiful laugh

Ella grins, making my inner

bring it out.” I nip her plump lower lip and claim her mouth again, the passion always simmering for this incredible woman surging to a sudden boil. I’m already fantasizing about how I can create the most pleasure for us both without losing the stranglehold I’m keeping on my mating instincts, when the bedroom door crashes open in the

barging in this way it must be an emergency. Ella yelps when my Beta stalks in a moment later, Ella is hiding her face in my neck, almost as though she thinks Hugo might not be able to see her if she can’t see him. I offer

the border territories just called in an urgent warning. Apparently a coalition of rogue wolves is planning a assault on Moon Valley. Their numbers are in the hundreds and they’re coming at us from all sides. This isn’t just some raid - it’s a highly coordinated attack and

already reaching for a towel. I slide Ella’s body off of mine, concealing her beneath the bubbles of the deep bath and

two hours to get reinforcements to

the most vulnerable outposts first, and make sure everyone is fully briefed. Deploy the warning sirens and release a bulletin to all the media outlets in the city, order an immediate lockdown and roll

turns on his heel to carry out my instructions. When he’s gone, I turn back to Ella, who is looking up at me with wide eyes. I pluck her out of the bath and wrap her in a towel. “Listen to me, Ella. Your guards are going to take you to a safe house and it’s critical that you stay there until the danger has passed. I’ll come for you as soon as I can, but listen to the guards