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.”

says, stepping forward to take Cora by

and shoving him back. Though

falling back a

just want to see my mate

I say, narrowing my eyes and then giving Cora a peck on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out when you wake up,

me a steady look. “Really, we will.” And then she takes Roger’s hand and walks out the door

so happy,” I say, leaning against his chest and sighing contentedly. He wraps his arms around my shoulders, dipping his head to give me a kiss

against him. “They’re idiots for not

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

always be easy for them,” I sigh. “Not like it

head against the back of my neck. “You almost died like, four times since we’ve

say, turning in his arms and looking sincerely up at him. “We always had Rafe. And

we figured out that we loved each other, and especially that I was a

with us, it

says, looking calmly down into my eyes. “But their love

“Like ours.

sigh, resting my head against his chest and closing my eyes.

both of them.”

like a very

making up reasons why they can’t go, and it fills my heart with

see them growing closer. To see the tiny little touches he

something in her ear, to see the way she turns

dark, wry

Cora takes me by the shoulders and gives

back to

neck and groaning. “Just stay here with us.

need you!”

”

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

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

something.”

eyebrows at her and giving her a

shaking her head at me. “I’m not changing my mind, Ella. I’m in love with him.”

And a boyfriend who I never broke up with. And a job that requires me to actually

to go deal with all of that! Okay?”

shoes. “Did you

I ask, glancing up at her.

her forehead and shading her eyes, embarrassed.

I need to be a big girl and

rubbing her on the