Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 316 – Safe?

Ella

Forty–five minutes later, I back out of the bedroom, snicking the door shut behind me. Then, I

stand up, closing my eyes and exhaling a long breath.

“Is she all right?” a voice hisses, right behind me.

I leap about a foot in the air, managing to muffle my shriek as I spin to see my mate standing

about six inches from me, looking down with a worried expression. I smack him, hard, against the

chest – more to get my adrenaline out than to actually hurt him – and glare up at him, mad at him

for scaring me like that. Sinclair just blinks at me, waiting, my smack having had no effect on him

at all.

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“Back up,” I whisper, putting my hands on his wide, muscled chest and pushing backwards. “She’s

asleep, finally – where is the baby?”

“He’s here,” Roger says, standing at the end of the hall with his godson in his arms. I smile, a little,

at the sight as I move forward with my arms open. Roger quietly passes my baby to me and I smile

down at my son, something in my body that has been anxious without him in the same room as

me finally coming to rest.

“Seriously, Ella,” Sinclair says, looking back towards the closed door of our guest room. “Is Cora

okay?”

don’t know,” I say, looking towards the door anxiously. “Leon came back about ten minutes later, offering a sedative so

any

Sinclair asks, still facing

sister too now, Dominic,” I snap, my own emotions a bit on edge.

on his face, but then he softens “I’m sorry, Ella,” he says, sincere. “I

closer to my mate, leaning my body against

stressed,” he murmurs against my hair. “You haven’t had any

-eight hours…”

in with her,” Roger says suddenly, striding towards the guest room door.

start, but he turns to me with his hand on

from my mouth.

do anything, Ella,” Roger bites out,

get some sleep,” he says, his face softening. “The house is guarded

need sleep. She needs someone to sit with her. It

sweet sincerity of my brother–in–law and, seeing them, Sinclair wraps an arm around my shoulder. “Come on, trouble,” he murmurs to me, nodding to Roger – who disappears into the bedroom – and guiding

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gasp, my voice shaky, wiping a tear from my face. “How can I sleep

and I into the room and closing the door behind us. Then he takes me by the shoulders and moves me towards the

arms. “Just for a moment,” Sinclair murmurs, turning back to me and – to my surprise – beginning to undress me, tugging my shirt up over my head and arms and then sitting me down on the mattress, tugging off my leggings. When I’m in my underwear he leaves

basically eye- level with mine. “You

I’d never let anyone hurt or take Rafe, yes?

Again, I nod.

hand to my face and gently cupping my cheek.

you can be

and resents it, but a larger part of me…god, it

bond, I turn away from my mate and tuck my feet in underneath the blankets, taking the baby with me. “Tonight he sleeps in the bed with us, okay?” I murmur,

him close.”

to his underwear and climbing into the bed

Then, he leans forward, kissing Rafe softly on

on the pillow.

when, scared, I open my eyes again, looking around. But all I see is Sinclair’s

Ella,” he whispers.

comforted, I