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

a hand on his chest and shoving him back. Though

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

up. “I promise,” he says, “I just want to see my mate comfortably tucked in. All right?”

peck on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out when you wake up, okay?” I say, giving her a little

a steady look. “Really, 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 shoulders, dipping his head to give me a

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

moment, considering all the things

not going to always be easy for them,” I sigh.

Sinclair says, and I can feel him shake his head against the back of my neck. “You almost died like, four times since

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

and especially that I was a

with us, it

mean,” he says, looking calmly down into my eyes. “But their love is a big

me. “Like ours. They’re

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

both of them.”

pass with that seeming like a very real possibility.

up reasons why they

the tiny little touches he places on her

see the way she turns

dark, wry

by the shoulders and gives me a little shake, insisting

back

on my neck and groaning. “Just

need you!”

”

need me,” she says, taking her hands

just trying to keep me in a little love bubble with Roger so

something.”

my eyebrows at her and giving

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

little to hear her say it but she holds a finger up, stopping me. “But I have a life. And a boyfriend

to go deal with all of that!

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

I ask, glancing

she says, raising a guilty hand to her forehead and shading her eyes,

him. But I need to be a big girl and go…do

say, stepping forward and rubbing her on the