Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 111

Chapter 111 – Orphan Gang

Ella

“Cora tell me what happened.” I demand, crossing my skinny arms over my chest. I’m eight years old, glaring down at my surrogate sister with a stern expression. It’s always been this way between us. She’s a year older, but I’ve always had the dominant personality.

“It was nothing.” She insists, averting her gaze from my own.

“You’re lying.” I counter stubbornly. “I can always tell, you know.”

“No, you think you always know.” Cora answers sullenly, though we both know I’m right. I can read my sister like a book.

“Would you just tell me?” I press, sighing with exasperation.

“Fine, it’s not even a big deal, it was just some of the big kids being jerks.” She explains gravely.

“Which ones?” I respond immediately. “Point them out.” It could be anyone, considering the fact that even children our own age tend to be bigger than us. It seems like the orphanage physician labels us undersized and undernourished every year, though nothing ever changes.

Reluctantly, Cora points toward a familiar gang of kids, ranging from age eleven to fourteen. The ringleader is a beefy thirteen year old who always wears a cruel leer, as if he’s ever on the lookout for someone to bully to tears – just for the fun of it. “You see, there’s nothing we can do about it – they run this place.”

tilting my chin up defiantly. “We don’t have to be bigger than them

almost can’t hear her speak. She stares at the ground, her shoulders slumped in defeat. “They called me a worthless gutter rat

None of us know what it’s like to be wanted or unconditionally loved, and the only thing that keeps us going is

they have a point. We’re getting old now, and you know how it is. Parents only ever want the babies. I mean you might have

not gonna leave you for anything.” I vow. I’d like to see any grown up try

offers me a hesitant smile.“You adopt all the outcasts.” This isn’t the first time she’s said this to me. I do have a way of taking the most skittish and rejected of our peers under my wing, but

They’re mad that no one

that mean you’re going to let them off

just gonna remind them that we’re in this together.” I answer reasonably,

flash in a pearly grin.

them in the pants.” I sniff, turning on my heels to march up to the bullies in question. Cora trails along

teach you to pick on someone your own

the one who spoke. The ringleader rises to his feet, then scoffs, “Even if

you account for brains.” I bite back. “You shouldn’t be mean to Cora just

looming over my small body with malicious intent. “A scrawny little thing like you? You’re even more useless than she is.” He reaches out and shoves me, both of

back, but something is rising up inside me, something powerful and fearless. I snarl and pounce, scrabbling up the older boy’s body and attacking him tooth and nail. He screams and flails his arms. “What – hey! Get her off me! What is this!” I don’t relent. Hands grab for me, but I dig my nails

I come back to the present, I realize how strange my behavior had been that day. Normal human girls don’t act like

Sinclair asks, the corners of

Cora tells it, that’s the day I became the de facto leader of the orphanage, just by being scrappy enough to take on the big kids. When it was over I tended his wounds, and from then on

His words sink into my mind slowly, but I gradually recognize the truth in them – not only the wolfish group I

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