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.

–

“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?”

“Leon came back about ten minutes later, offering a sedative so

any dreams.”

she…say anything?” Sinclair asks, still facing

my own emotions a

“I didn’t mean it like that. You know her health and safety are my first priority. I was just

sigh, stepping forward closer to my mate, leaning my body

he murmurs against my hair. “You haven’t had any sleep in about forty

-eight hours…”

with her,” Roger says suddenly, striding towards the guest

he turns to me with his hand on the knob,

words from my mouth.

not going to do anything, Ella,” Roger bites out, his voice stern but with an undercurrent of

“I’m just going to…be there, all right? In case she needs anything. You two go get some sleep,” he says, his face softening. “The

to sit

murmurs to me, nodding

–

voice shaky, wiping a tear from my face. “How can I sleep when someone is coming for my baby – when

the door behind us. Then he takes me by the shoulders and moves me towards the bed, taking

– 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 me for a moment, disappearing into the closet and returning with a soft nightgown, which he slides gently over my head. That done, he quickly dips down,

front of me, which absurdly brings his head basically eye- level with mine. “You trust

you know I’d never let anyone hurt

Again, I nod.

darling,” he says, lifting a hand to my face

can be strong

resents it, but a larger part

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, laying the swaddled baby down flat on the mattress between where Sinclair and I sleep. I move all of the pillows and

him close.”

down to his underwear and

Then, he leans forward, kissing Rafe softly on the head before laying his own head back

on the pillow.

fall asleep when, scared, I open my eyes again, looking around. But all I see

open, meeting mine calmly. “You’re safe, Ella,” he whispers. “We all are. Go

comforted, I