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

chest and shoving him back. Though

laughing and falling back a bit. “I

just want to

then giving Cora a peck on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out when you

And then she takes Roger’s hand and

move to Sinclair’s side as 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

him. “They’re idiots for

for a moment, considering all the things that held

not going to always be easy for them,” I sigh. “Not like it was

I can feel him shake his head against the back of my neck. “You almost died like,

and looking sincerely up at him. “We always had

we loved each other, and especially that I was a wolf too, then…”

it was always smooth sailing.”

says, looking calmly down into my eyes.

nodding to me. “Like ours. They’re going to work it

chest and closing my eyes. “That’s

both of them.”

that seeming like a

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

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

to see the way she turns her face up

of his dark, wry

takes me by the shoulders and gives me a

back to

back on my neck and groaning. “Just

need you!”

”

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

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

something.”

at her and giving her a too–innocent

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

have a life. And a boyfriend who I never broke

with

mumble, looking petulantly down at my shoes. “Did

I ask, glancing up

says, raising a guilty hand to her forehead and shading her

But I need to be a big

on the arm in what I