Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 354

Chapter 354 – The Problem

Ella

Cora blinks rapidly in disbelief and my own mouth falls open. I see Roger go tense in his chair and feel Sinclair do the same beside me.

“Wha- what?” Cora asks, aghast, leaning forward to stare more closely at Henry. “The problem that is HankJ; FJA

Hank? What the hell kind of problem is Hank?”

I grimace a little when I see her get defensive and dart my eyes to Roger, seeing him rankle at it, just a little bit. Roger, I know, is jealous of Hank – not very jealous, not in a bad way. Just…as much as he doesn’t blame Cora for her previous hesitations, or hold them against her…

…well, he’s not going to be thrilled about Cora’s ex’s continued presence in our lives, is he? Especially when he sees Cora defend Hank like that..

“Please, Cora,” Henry says, putting a peaceful hand out towards her. “Just… hear me out.”

“What is wrong with Hank,” she insists, continuing to be angry, which just upsets Roger more. I glance at Sinclair, worried. His face is a mirror of my own.

“Please “Henry says again, leaning forward and staring at Cora only at Cora intensely. “I mean no insult. I just want to…discuss.”

giving in yet, Cora leans back against her chair and crosses her arms over her chest again,

am just concerned,” Henry continues, “about this man’s continued connection

face turned down towards the table.

– he did such a

my eyes. “He did a very good job taking care of Rafe. He was at your beck and call. He was very conveniently available when you were hurt after the temple and worked incredibly hard to keep you and Rafe alive beyond

staring at me, letting me figure it out. “No,” Cora says, breaking in and shaking her head vehemently. “Henry, you’re

my god,” I whisper, a frightened hand going to my mouth. “Do

cries, but Henry speaks as

they tend to place their people in high-powered positions – lawyers,

turn to see him again covering his face with his hand. “How did we not see

didn’t happen!” Cora cries, standing up now. “Hank is not part of

that we built, Cora,” Roger points out, clearly working hard to keep his temper even. “At a clinic that we pay for. This man is…very suddenly very involved in our lives. Dad

good things in his heart, and wants to

to be careful, especially because we know that the Cult has a history of deploying sleeper agents. But Hank himself? He hasn’t given us a single reason to doubt

don’t nod along with me. Instead, they just quietly look away from Cora, not saying the

things about Hank because she got so close to him. That if he tricked all of us, then he tricked her the most. And

Cora growls, and when I look up at her I see that she intuits what we’re all thinking. Without another word Cora seals her mouth shut and strides from the room, slamming the door shut behind her. Roger gets to his feet to

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