Accidental Surrogate for Alpha
she hesitates, looking to the man at her side, “well, why not Roger? Same genetic package…”
“I think,” Henry says, interrupting Roger, who opens his mouth to say something smart but closes it when his father sends a little look his way, “that Xander was working towards a dual claim to the throne. That Xander was betting that Dominic would beat Damon and take the throne next, and that if Xander were able to kidnap and raise a child who had not only Xavier’s blood, but Dominic’s as well…”
“It would be very hard to contest,” I finish, fascinated by the depths to which my uncle had – apparently – thought this through. “A child of two thrones, uniting them…”