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

say, putting a hand on his chest and shoving him back.

laughing and falling back a bit.

he says, “I just want to see my

on her cheek. “We’ll figure it

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

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

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

considering all the

them,” I sigh. “Not

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

turning in his arms and looking sincerely up at

we loved each other, and especially that I was

us, it was

he says, looking calmly down into my eyes. “But their love is a big love,

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

his chest and

both of them.”

that seeming like a very real possibility.

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

To see the tiny little touches he places

something in her ear, to see the way she turns her face up to him and laughs

of his dark, wry little jokes.

then, on day six, Cora takes me by the

must go back

neck and groaning. “Just stay

need you!”

”

hands back and folding her arms across her

to keep me in a little love bubble

something.”

eyebrows at her and

at me. “I’m not changing my mind, Ella.

I have a life. And a

deal with all of that! Okay?”

shoes. “Did you seriously never break up

I ask, glancing

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

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

say, stepping forward and rubbing her on the arm in what I hope is a comforting way.