Accidental Surrogate for Alpha
Cora laughs and leans in as well, fussing over Rafe and – I can see – thinking about her own little baby, who will be here so much sooner than she realizes.
Together, we start to walk out of the tent, but as I turn I hear a little voice calling me back.
“Hey, wolf lady!” a little boy calls, and I turn and laugh to see little Benny running for me.
“Well hey,” I say, falling to one knee and wrapping him in a hug as he runs over. “How are you feeling, Bens?”
“It’s Benny,” he corrects with a little frown, making me smile as he adjusts a set of glasses on his nose. Then, he peers down at Rafe. “Is this your baby?”