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

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

falling back a bit. “I said sleep. Not

“I promise,” he says, “I just want to

narrowing my eyes and then giving Cora a peck on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out when you wake up, okay?” I say, giving

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

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 head to

says, holding me tight against him. “They’re idiots for not doing

moment, considering all the

going to always be easy for them,”

of my neck. “You almost died like, four times

and looking sincerely up at

figured out that we loved each other, and especially that

us, it

calmly down into my eyes.

me. “Like ours. They’re

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

both of them.”

seeming like a very real possibility. Cora and Roger stay with

I keep making up reasons why they

To see the tiny little touches he

way she turns her face up

of his dark, wry little jokes.

day six, Cora takes me by the shoulders and

back to

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

need you!”

”

hands back and folding

love bubble with

something.”

at her and giving her a too–innocent smile.

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

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

deal with all of

looking petulantly down at my shoes. “Did you seriously

glancing up at

her forehead and shading her eyes,

need to be

I say, stepping forward and rubbing her on the arm in what I hope is