Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 328 – Reconnaissance

Ella

“As happy as this is,” Sinclair says, folding his arms over his chest and looking around at the four of us. “And it is happy,” he says, looking at Cora and Roger to let them know that he’s sincere. They nod their understanding. “We do still have a problem on our hands,” he says, nodding to Rafe

in my arms.

“Yes,” I say, looking eagerly up at Cora. “Henry found out some more about the cult – I’ll tell you

all about it. It’s…not good,” I say, with a little grimace.

“Oh,” she says, drawing her brows together. “Okay – yes, I want to hear everything.” I nod, tugging at her waist so that she’ll follow me into the house. Sinclair and Roger come close behind.

“Did you find anything else out?” Sinclair asks Roger.

“No,” Roger replies, a little apologetic. “Just what we sent you from the library. Was it useful?”

“Incredibly,” Sinclair confirms, thankful. “But yes, we found out more…”

”

My mate and I take Roger and Cora into the little office and tell them everything, seating Rafe in

a little swing that we’ve placed there temporarily since we’ve been spending so much time here.

working on this issue. They’re both as horrified as we were to discover that we likely have

someone in our midst who is working for the cult, who either has already betrayed us or will soon.

Though both wrack their minds they, like us, can’t come up with a viable candidate for who it is.

“We need more information,” Sinclair growls, thoughtful, as he flips through what paperwork his

investigators have produced for the case, as if he might find something else there. I nod, agreeing,

but I look at Cora and see her fading a bit.

“You haven’t slept, have you?” I ask, concerned.

She smiles at me, apologetic, but shakes her head. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she says. “I want to help but I

think…”

“Upstairs,” I say, my voice definitive, swatting her on the rear. “Immediately, sleep.”

forward to

his chest and shoving him

laughing and falling

“I just want to see my mate comfortably tucked

narrowing my eyes and then giving Cora a peck on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out

And then she takes Roger’s hand and walks out the door and up the

we watch them disappear form our sight. “I’m so happy,” I say, leaning against his chest and sighing contentedly. He wraps his arms around my shoulders, dipping his head

he says, holding me tight against him. “They’re idiots

say anything for a moment, considering all the things that held them back in

be easy for them,” I sigh. “Not

my neck. “You almost died like, four times since we’ve been

turning in his arms and looking sincerely up at him. “We always

especially that I was a wolf

it was

see what you mean,” he says, looking calmly down into my eyes. “But their love

to me. “Like ours. They’re

chest and closing my eyes. “That’s all I want. For

both of them.”

that seeming like a very real possibility. Cora and Roger stay

keep making up reasons why they can’t go, and it fills

them growing closer. To see the tiny little touches he places on her back

see the way she turns her face

his dark,

six, Cora takes me by the shoulders and gives me a little shake, insisting that

back to

I whine, tiling my head back on my neck

need you!”

”

me,” she says, taking her hands back and folding

a little love bubble with Roger so that I don’t change my mind

something.”

say, raising my eyebrows at her and giving her a too–innocent smile. “Is it working?”

me. “I’m not changing my

it but she holds a finger up, stopping me. “But I have a life. And a boyfriend who I never broke up with. And a job that

deal with all

down at my shoes. “Did you

ask, glancing up at

to her forehead and shading her eyes,

him. But I need to be a big girl and go…do

stepping forward and rubbing her on the arm in what