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

chest and shoving him

and falling back a bit. “I

says, “I just want

figure it all out when you wake up, okay?”

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

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 a

too,” he says, holding me tight against him. “They’re idiots

moment, considering all the things that held

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

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

in his arms and looking sincerely up at him. “We always had Rafe. And

other, and especially that I

with us, it was always smooth sailing.”

down into

me. “Like ours. They’re going to

so,” I sigh, resting my head against his chest and closing my eyes.

both of them.”

like a very real possibility. Cora and Roger

why they can’t go, and it fills my

to see them growing closer. To see the tiny

way she turns

his dark, wry little jokes.

me by the shoulders and gives me a little shake, insisting that

go back to the clinic.

neck and groaning. “Just

need you!”

”

hands back and folding her

love bubble with Roger so that I don’t change

something.”

say, raising my eyebrows at her and giving her a too–innocent

not changing my

me. “But I have a life. And a boyfriend who I never broke up with. And a job that requires

go deal with all of

looking petulantly down at my shoes. “Did

ask, glancing up at her.

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

I need to be a big girl and

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