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

his chest and shoving him back. Though

to stop him, Roger complies, laughing and falling back a bit. “I said sleep. Not bed.”

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?” I say, giving her a little

then she takes

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,

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

don’t say anything for a moment, considering all the things that held them

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

my neck. “You almost died like, four times since we’ve been together. How is that

arms and looking sincerely up at him. “We always

each other, and especially that I was a wolf too,

it was always

says, looking calmly down into my eyes.

says, nodding to me. “Like ours. They’re going to

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

both of them.”

like a very real

because I keep making up reasons why they

tiny little touches he places on her

down to say something in her ear, to see the way she turns

his dark, wry

Cora takes me by the shoulders and

must go back to the clinic.

neck and groaning. “Just

need you!”

”

hands back and folding her arms

love bubble with Roger so that

something.”

my eyebrows at her and giving her a too–innocent

at me. “I’m not changing my mind,

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 help people.

go deal with all

I mumble, looking petulantly down at my shoes. “Did you seriously

ask, glancing

her forehead and shading her eyes, embarrassed. “I kind of

to be a big girl and

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