Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 384: Long Miles

I gasp a few hours later when I see the gigantic RV that rolls up out front of the clinic.

“Seriously?” Hanks says, crossing his arms over his chest and staring at it, somewhere between

impressed and revolted by the extravagance. “The gas mileage on that thing must be horrible -”

“Ohhh,” I say, laughing and swatting him on the arm with one hand, the other holding Rafe’s carrier where he’s already bundled and ready. “Don’t spoil my fun, Hank – you’re just jealous

because you’re not coming.”

“Yes,” Hank murmurs, giving me a good-natured side eye. “Yes, there’s absolutely nothing I want more in the world than to be cooped up in a tin can with Roger and Cora for forty-eight hours.

You’re right.”

I laugh when I consider this point, stepping closer to Hank and wrapping him in a one-armed hug that he’d probably rather avoid. But we’ve grown a lot closer in the past few days, working

–

together, and well? If he’s going to be my friend, then he’s going to have to get used to a great

deal of affection.

“You’ll be all right here when we’re gone?” I ask, pulling away.

“Ah, don’t worry about me,” Hank says with a little smirk and a shrug. “You guys have bigger

things on your plate.”

“When I come back,” I say, looking at him seriously now, hoping he understands how much he means to me to all of us. “We’re going to do big things, okay? Help a lot of people. With the gift,

and with your skills.”

“That’s all I want, Ella,” Hank says seriously, giving me a nod and a little smile that’s likely the most emotion I’m going to see from him anytime soon. But then his eyes drift to Cora and Roger who come through the door of the clinic and I know…well, I know that what Hank says about this being all he wants is a little bit of a lie. And my heart aches for him because I know now, for sure, that he’ll never get it.

I purse my lips a little, trying not to let him see me pity him. But he catches me in the act.

“Don’t,” Hank sighs, shaking his head at me. “I’m good, Ella I really am.”

“I know,” I say, putting a hand out to his shoulder. He gives me a sad little smirk before turning back into the clinic intent, clearly on busying his mind so that he doesn’t have to think about her Cora and Roger call brief goodbyes to Hank before coming to my side to admire the RV

“It’s huge,” Cora says, her eyes wide

“It’s not so big,” Roger says ich & shrug But Cora and I both all our eyes at him as Sinclan parks

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a vacation like this with

excited I can barely

the living compartment of

that lowers

wheel onto it.

hand and pulling her with me to Sinclair’s side. “Is it nice? Are

Henry maneuvers himself onto the lift. “Just go in, Ella,” he

surprised.”

with excitement again as I look around. It’s absolutely gorgeous inside,

as mine

with its white leather table space, the little living area that comes after that, the adorable, cleverly designed bathroom that makes the most of the minimal space allotted to it. But I really gasp when I see the bedroom tucked away in the back with its king-sized

my god,” I say, quickly unbuckling Rafe from his carrier and groaning as I sit down with him on the bed which is as comfortable as it

me from the doorway. “What do you think you’re

“Huh?” I ask, confused.

she says, her wicked

Sinclair’s promise to her – a big bed for her and Roger. “Well then where do

transform – one into a queen for me and you, and the other into a twin, which my

I sleep in here. with Cora and Roger? I won’t take up much space

to any of our possession since we left the bunker. Roger places the bags on the ground and snaps his

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of her eyes even though

her

huff my way back to

better be comfortable,” I say to my mate as

Queen,” he says, following me back into the main living area of the RV and

a moment

of the RV, locking his chair into a space where the passenger seat should be. He gives me a little wave before turning back to a set

for someone in a

an arm around my shoulder and looking down at Rafe, still in my arms and looking happily around at all of

I give him a big smile. “How

To the temple?”

sometime tomorrow,” Henry calls over

agreement.

with surprise. “So

shrug. “We have to see how far we get. It’s part of the adventure, and part of staying anonymous. No reservations

be staying.”

say, glancing out the

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