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

chest and

Roger complies, laughing and falling back a bit. “I said sleep.

up. “I promise,” he says, “I just

it all out when

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

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

against him. “They’re idiots for not doing it

a moment, considering all the

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

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

his arms and looking sincerely up at him. “We always had

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

least with us, it was always smooth

you mean,” he says, looking calmly down into my

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

sigh, resting my head against his chest and closing my

both of them.”

pass with that seeming like a

they can’t go, and it fills my heart

see the tiny little

way

dark, wry little

by the shoulders and

back to the

neck

need you!”

”

hands back and

to keep me in a little love bubble with Roger so that I

something.”

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

not changing my mind, Ella. I’m in love

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

with all of that!

looking petulantly down at my shoes. “Did you seriously

I ask, glancing

her forehead

to be a big girl and go…do it.”

forward and rubbing her on the arm