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.”

Roger says, stepping forward to take Cora by the

his chest and shoving him back. Though I’m

laughing and falling back a bit.

“I just want to see

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

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

happy,” I say, leaning against his chest and sighing contentedly. He wraps his arms around my shoulders,

tight against him. “They’re idiots for not

the things that held them back in the first

easy for them,”

him shake his head against the back of my neck. “You almost

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

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

us, it was always smooth sailing.”

mean,” he says, looking calmly down into my eyes.

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

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

both of them.”

five days pass with that seeming like a very real possibility.

making up reasons why they can’t go, and

the tiny little touches he places on her back when

see the way she turns

his dark, wry little jokes.

six, Cora takes me by the shoulders and gives

back to

my head back on my neck and groaning. “Just stay here with

need you!”

”

says, taking her hands back and folding her arms

little love bubble with Roger

something.”

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

at me. “I’m not changing

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

to go deal with all of that!

petulantly down at my shoes. “Did you seriously never break

ask, glancing up at her.

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

to be a big girl and go…do it.”

and rubbing her on the arm