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.”

Roger says, stepping forward to take Cora by the arm.

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

falling back

up. “I promise,” he says, “I just want to see my mate comfortably tucked in. All

her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out when you wake up, okay?” I say, giving her

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

Sinclair’s side as we watch them disappear form our sight. “I’m so happy,” I say, leaning against his chest and

against him. “They’re idiots for not doing

considering all the

for them,” I sigh. “Not like

the back of my neck. “You almost died like, four times since we’ve been together. How

in his arms and looking sincerely up

that we loved each other, and especially that I was a wolf too, then…”

with us, it was

looking calmly down into my eyes. “But their

to me. “Like ours. They’re

chest

both of them.”

seeming like a very

they can’t go, and

the tiny

way she turns her face up to him and laughs at

dark, wry

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!”

”

her hands back and folding her arms across her chest.

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

something.”

I say, raising my eyebrows at her and giving her a too–innocent smile. “Is

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

“But I have a life. And a boyfriend who I never broke up with. And

deal with

my shoes. “Did you seriously never

I ask, glancing

a guilty hand to her forehead and shading her eyes, embarrassed.

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

on the arm in what I hope is a comforting way.