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.”

stepping forward

hand on his chest and shoving him back. Though I’m

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

he says, “I just

narrowing my eyes and then giving Cora a peck on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out when you

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

our sight. “I’m so happy,” I say, leaning against his chest and sighing

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

for a moment, considering all the things that held them back in

be easy for them,” I sigh. “Not like it was for us.”

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

sincerely up at him. “We always had Rafe.

that we loved each other, and especially that I was a wolf

least with us, it was always smooth sailing.”

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

ours. They’re going to

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

both of them.”

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

partially because I keep making up reasons why they can’t go, and

tiny little touches he places

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

dark,

then, on day six, Cora takes me by the shoulders

go back

whine, tiling my head back on my neck and groaning. “Just stay

need you!”

”

me,” she says, taking her hands

trying to keep me in a little love bubble with Roger so that I don’t change

something.”

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

her head at me. “I’m not changing my mind, Ella. I’m in love with him.” I

but she holds a finger up, stopping me. “But I have a life. And a boyfriend who I never broke up with. And a job that requires me to actually

deal with

my shoes. “Did you

ask, glancing up at her.

she says, raising a guilty hand to her forehead and shading her eyes, embarrassed. “I kind of

to be a big girl

the arm in what I hope is a