Accidental Surrogate for Alpha
“She’s having a good time – like I knew she would. Cora always thinks she doesn’t want a fuss until she gets it, and then she’s pleased.”
“She’s lucky to have you,” Sinclair says.
We relax for a moment, me considering my escape, but then I feel Sinclair go stiff beside me.
“What is it?” I ask, peering up at him.
“Nothing new,” he murmurs, his eyes on the far side of the room. “Just…Atalaxians.”
“Oh,” I say, my heart falling a bit. I saw Calvin for a moment earlier in the day when he came to say hello and to congratulate Cora, but he’s the only Atalaxian that I can even begin to say I like. The others?