Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 379: Battered

Ella

The four of us spent the next few hours talking, eventually ordering quite a bit of takeout and making some complicated plans while Sinclair ate his weight in Chinese food. The sight of him eating pleased me to no end, but eventually I could see him running out of steam.

“All right,” I say quietly, looking significantly at Cora and Roger. “I think….we have enough to go on for now. We can pick up again tomorrow.”

“What?” Sinclair asks, frowning around at us though I can see him stifling a yawn. “We have so much to do -”

“Enough,” I say significantly, placing my little hand over his larger one. “You’re still exhausted, Dominic.”

He frowns at me and opens his mouth, ready to fight, but I shake my head once. “Tomorrow,” I say, my voice a command. He narrows his eyes at me but I stand strong. “I understand, Dominic. I know it’s in your nature to tear the world apart in the effort to make it all better as fast as you can. But please, for me, can you start tomorrow?”

He hesitates but sees the sorrow and worry in my face and, slowly, nods. “This is the last day you get to boss me around, trouble,” he growls, not happy about it. “Tomorrow, I’m in charge again.”

“I’ll take it,” I say, leaning forward to give him a kiss on the cheek, Rafe curled happily in my

arms.

“I think it’s a good plan,” Roger says, yawning himself and stretching his arms. He and Cora stand up and he wraps an arm around her waist, smiling down at her. “Ready for bed, little mate?”

“Sure, little mate,” Cora replies, grinning up at him, knowing precisely what she’s doing.

“What?” Roger says with a start, frowning down at her. “That doesn’t work, Cora – you’re the little one -”

“But it’s sweet!” she says, pretending to be innocent and making me grin. “I’m little mate, you’re little mate

“I’m not hittle,” he growls

turns to head out of the rucm Roger growls, storming after her, and laugh a little to see how well

do werk,” Sinclair says to me after they close the door “She knows just

side of the bed. “Do you need to be

into that deep, dominant register I like so much.

The hum in

need your rest. I’m going to take him for a little walk around the clinic, okay? While you

stand up, but I put a

asking him to stop.

tomorrow you can go full steam and I won’t say anything. Just…please just get one more good night’s

can see the tired lines settle onto his face. as he does. “All right, Ella,” he

remote closer to him so that he can

that

soon?” he asks

promise, nodding. Although I cross

out until I know Sinclair is able

asleep

again and, with a final squeeze of his hand,

shut behind me, I turn to find Hank leaning against the wall

knew he would

he asks, quirking

cloth baby carrier and 1 let him hold Rafe while

at

nodding to my friend “Let’s

pan who were hurt either in the bunker or on the expedition to Xarter’s house I’ve been at Hark’s

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