Accidental Surrogate for Alpha
His voice is still too loud, but the pain in my heart is even more excruciating than the pain in my head.
“No,” I cry again, my chest heaving. “No, you… You’re t-too la -late.”
Sinclair crashes onto his knees in the snow beside me, wearing head to toe tactical gear that no doubt kept him perfectly warm through his own alpine trek. His arms reach for me, but I jerk away from him, my adrenaline spiking again now that my baby’s life is in unnecessary danger. I’m crying so hard I can’t catch my breath, but I still can’t make myself vomit. The surreal power swirling in my stomach only grows stronger, and I know there’s no reversing this. I jerk my head to Sinclair, and he reels back when he sees