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

putting a hand on his chest and shoving him back. Though

falling back

“I promise,” he says, “I just

it all out when you wake up, okay?” I say,

she takes Roger’s hand and walks out the door and up

them disappear form our sight. “I’m so happy,” I say, leaning against his chest and sighing contentedly. He wraps his arms around my

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

say anything for a moment, considering all the things that

not going to always 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

and looking sincerely up at him. “We always had

loved each other, and especially that I was

it was

calmly down into my eyes. “But

to me. “Like ours. They’re going

head against his chest and closing my eyes.

both of them.”

that seeming like a very real possibility. Cora

they can’t go,

growing closer. To see the tiny little touches he places

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

of his dark, wry little

the shoulders and gives me a little shake,

go back

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

need you!”

”

says, taking her hands back

in a little love bubble with Roger so that I don’t change my mind

something.”

eyebrows at her and giving

head at me. “I’m not changing my mind, Ella. I’m

say it but she holds a finger up, stopping me. “But I have a life. And a boyfriend who I never broke up with.

with all of that!

my shoes. “Did you seriously never break

ask, glancing up

her forehead and shading her eyes, embarrassed. “I

need to be a big

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