Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 22

Chapter 22 – Ella’s Nightmares

Ella

“Wait, what!” I exclaim, not believing my own ears. “You got your job back?”

“It sounds like somebody very important called in some favors for me.” My sister confirms. “They even gave me a raise to compensate for my troubles.”

She doesn’t need to say more. There’s only one person with enough power to undo a command issued by Dominic Sinclair – and that’s Dominic Sinclair himself. “I can’t believe this. Why didn’t he tell me?”

“You mean you didn’t ask?” I can imagine the precise look on Cora’s face. Stunned and reeling at once.

“I mean, not after that first time.” I relate, wondering if I should have tried harder to help her. Did I misperceive my importance to Sinclair, or the power I hold now that I’m carrying his child?

“Well apparently that’s all it took.” She relates, her voice full of elation. “Thank you, Ella.”

“Don’t thank me,” I object. “I’m the one who got us into this situation to begin with.” I remind her ruefully.

“Of course you didn’t.” She refutes. “Listen, I don’t know how it happened, but either I made a mistake or…”

“Or what?” I press.

“Or someone did this on purpose.” She sounds uncertain now, as if she can’t fathom the motive for such an act. I find myself equally confused.

“Why would they?” I fret, not wanting to believe my sister messed up so badly, but not seeing any logic in the alternative.

She confesses. “But that’s not important now. It’s all going to be okay from here on out. You get your baby, I get my career… the only thing we need now is to find

the country.” I share. “I’m not sure how I’m supposed to enact any sort of plan

suggests, a note of teasing in her voice – the same one children use on the playground to tease each other about

behind, I sidle back towards the entrance, lowering my voice to a whisper. “If I start to seem like too much trouble he

not as if you were an

my hand through my hair. “I end up over-analyzing everything I do with him. I shouldn’t have cried, I was too sassy, too timid, too bold. It’s like walking an emotional tightrope. And the

sweetie.”

bearings. Once I figure Sinclair out I’ll understand what I need to do

a pregnant pause on the other

sister, knowing she wants to say

survival mode – ‘keeping your head above water,’ rather than taking care of

don’t perform well I lose my baby. The best I can hope for if I do perfectly is visitation rights after Sinclair finds

“How are you otherwise?

“I spent all morning in the bathroom… but I’ve never been happier to be

I’ve never been happier for you to feel

its presence known, the more

run. Sinclair brought me to meet his father.” I confess. “It was great to talk though,

________________

but he also welcomed me to his family with genuine warmth. I could see the shadow of a powerful leader in his stoic demeanor, but also the humility of a man whose circumstances had irrevocably changed and who chose to adapt rather than rail at the world for its injustice. He was obviously

hungry. I expected the changes, I just didn’t think they’d happen so fast. Of course after so much rest, I couldn’t sleep when night finally fell. It took me ages to finally drift off, and when I finally found rest –

in the horrors of my past: reliving the orphanage and the foster homes, all full of cruel adults and abusive parents. In my dreams I’m always running away from someone, trying to protect Cora and my

and pleading tears fill my head, as dreadful images fill my vision. The next thing I know someone is shouting my

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255