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.”

take her,” Roger says, stepping forward

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

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

hands up. “I promise,” he says, “I just want to see my mate

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

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

side as we watch them 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 give me

him. “They’re idiots

say anything for a moment, considering all the things that held

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

and I can feel him shake his head against the back of my

in his arms and looking sincerely

loved each other, and especially that I was

with us, it was always smooth

into my eyes. “But their love is a big love,

nodding to me. “Like ours.

sigh, resting my head against his chest and closing my

both of them.”

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

why they can’t go, and it

day to see them growing closer. To see the tiny little touches he places on her back

in her ear, to see the way she turns her face up

of his dark,

day six, Cora takes me by the shoulders and

go back to the clinic.

on my neck and groaning. “Just stay here with

need you!”

”

hands back and folding her arms across her chest.

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

something.”

and giving

changing my

to hear her say it but she holds a finger up, stopping me. “But I have a life. And

with all of that! Okay?”

I mumble, looking petulantly down at my shoes. “Did you seriously never

ask, glancing

raising a guilty hand to her forehead and

But I need to be a big girl and

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