Accidental Surrogate for Alpha
With that, he turns towards the door, ready again to leave without acknowledging that he’s been with us again through one of the scariest and most traumatic moments of my life, that he’s become an important person to me, and that he’s dating my sister.
“Hank,” I call to him before he can leave. He turns back to me, curious. I take a moment to look him clearly in the eyes, hoping he can see the depth of my warm feelings to him. “Thank you, Hank,” I say, sincere.
He surprises me, then, by placing a hand to his heart and giving me a tiny little bow, the sort of genuflection that one would give to…well, to a queen. “It was my pleasure,” he murmurs, true warmth in his voice. Sinclair and I both s