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 to take Cora by the arm.

say, putting a hand on his chest and

complies, laughing and falling back a bit.

hands up. “I promise,” he says, “I just

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

we will.” And then she takes

Sinclair’s 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

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

the things that

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

his head against the back of my neck. “You almost died like, four times

sincerely up at

especially that I was a

with us, it was always smooth

see what you mean,” he says, looking calmly down into my eyes.

“Like ours. They’re going

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

both of them.”

with that seeming like a very real possibility.

keep making up reasons why they can’t go,

closer. To see the tiny little touches he places on her back when he

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

his dark, wry

Cora takes me by the shoulders and gives me a little shake,

back to the clinic.

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

need you!”

”

me,” she says, taking her hands back

bubble with Roger so that

something.”

her and giving

“I’m not changing my mind, Ella. I’m

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

deal with

my shoes. “Did you

glancing

forehead

But I need to be

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