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 to take Cora by the arm.

putting a hand on his chest and shoving

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

he says, “I just want to

her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out when you

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

move to 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 shoulders, dipping his head to give me a

against him. “They’re idiots for

the things that

them,”

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

and looking sincerely up at him. “We

especially that I was a wolf too, then…” I shrug,

us, it was always smooth sailing.”

says, looking calmly down into my eyes. “But their love is a

ours. They’re going to work it

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

both of them.”

like a very real possibility. Cora and Roger stay with

I keep making up reasons why they can’t go, and it fills my heart with joy

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

ear, to see the way she turns her face up to him and laughs at

dark, wry

on day six, Cora takes me by the shoulders and gives me a

back to the

my neck and groaning. “Just stay here with us. We

need you!”

”

she says, taking her hands back

in a little love bubble with Roger

something.”

raising my eyebrows at her and giving her a too–innocent smile. “Is it working?”

me. “I’m not changing my mind, Ella. I’m in love with him.” I

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

to go deal with all of that! Okay?”

petulantly down at my shoes. “Did you seriously never break up with

ask, glancing up at her.

guilty hand to her forehead

be a big girl

rubbing her on the arm