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.”

her,” Roger says, stepping forward to take Cora by

say, putting a hand on his chest and shoving him back. Though I’m not actually strong

laughing and falling

promise,” he says, “I just want to see

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

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

his chest and sighing contentedly. He wraps his arms around my shoulders, dipping his head

tight against him. “They’re idiots for not

moment, considering all the things that held them

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

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

and looking sincerely

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

it was always smooth

calmly down into my

he says, nodding to me. “Like ours. They’re going

my head against his chest and closing my eyes. “That’s all I

both of them.”

next five days pass with that seeming like a very real possibility. Cora and Roger stay

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

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

down to say something in her ear, to see the way she turns

dark,

takes me by the shoulders and

back to the

neck and groaning.

need you!”

”

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

love bubble with Roger so

something.”

my eyebrows at her and giving her a too–innocent smile. “Is it

at me. “I’m not changing

me. “But I have a life. And a boyfriend who I never broke up with. And a

deal with all

petulantly down at my shoes. “Did you seriously

I ask, glancing up at

guilty hand to her forehead and shading her eyes, embarrassed. “I kind

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

her on the