Surrogate For Alpha Dom

Chapter 117

Ella

When Sinclair and Hugo finally leave for the pack headquarters, Henry and I move

into our favorite sitting room, returning to the puzzle we began solving together earlier

this week. Seated across from the older wolf, I pretend to scan the scattered puzzle

pieces for matches, while really sneaking peeks up at him. “So what do you make of

all this?”

I ask curiously. “Lydia and the Prince?”

Henry grimaces, “I never liked that woman. But trying to argue with headstrong young

Alphas’ convinced they’ve found their mate is like beating your head against a wall.”

He offers me a tender smile. “You’ll see soon enough. You can do everything in your

power to try and teach your pups the important lessons and prepare them for the real

world – but at the end of the day you have to let them make their own mistakes – it’s

the only way they learn.”

“Does it ever hurt any less? Or get any easier to watch them go down the wrong

path?” I inquire softly.

“Not a damn bit.” Henry shares grimly. However despite his grim look, his eyes

sparkle when he looks over at me. “Luckily, that doesn’t seem to be despite his grim

look, his eyes sparkle when he looks over at me. “Luckily, that doesn’t seem to be a

problem for me anymore. Lydia is out of the picture, my boys are friends again for the

first time since losing their mother, and Dominic is on his way to being King.”

“Dominic just told me how his mother died this morning.” I confess, reaching for the

old wolf’s gnarled hand. “Im so sorry you went through that.

It must have been terrible for you to be left alone with a pack to rule and two young

boys to raise on your own, in the midst of all your grief.”

He nods, “looking back I don’t have the first idea how I survived it. The grief almost

destroyed me… and I’m ashamed to say I let it destroy Dominic and Roger’s

relationship.” Henry sighs. “I haven’t always been the best father, but I can tell you

right now that it was a hell of a lot easier to be one when I had my mate.”

I know what he means. When I thought I was going to be bringing this baby into the

world alone, I’d been terrified. Very few people who plan for children expect to end up

alone with the responsibility, and though Id been one of the rare few – it certainly

hadn’t been by choice. I was thrilled to finally succeed, but the stakes seemed a

without a partner. I’m still afraid

of a team. I know that

have two loving parents

world.

do it without her, and I’m proud

Henry continues, his mouth a quavering line. “but

that the wrong

Juliet had been here

don’t say that.” I beg, feeling tears in

hours.

Henry shrugs, his dark eyes shining. “There’s no use denying

You’ll see that

parent.”

argument, not because I want to invalidate his feelings,

in my heart that losing any parent

about his last conversation with Juliet?” I

everything went

for a moment, “No, not that I

right, I repeat the story Sinclair

morning.

mother gave him permission to ignore what society dictated,” I

at the end.”

example you provided to guide

have remembered those words because they were her last,

is the Alpha he is today because

him every day how to

that all happened right

room. “I moved the boys to a

up and made his fortune, he rebuilt

honor.”

around the huge mansion. “Was it always

was even grander in my day – Dominic isn’t the only one who

for himself, you

snatching up a distinctive puzzle piece belonging to my current

But I think I got us distracted. I was asking

day, diversions are a blessing,

of his wheelchair. “The first year I was

for a lovely young she-wolf to distract me

be distracting me

it’s the defeated laugh of a man who knows the

you are too clever for

“Whatever is worrying you can’t be as

reliving your mate’s death.”

fangs in agreement. “It’s just

before”

finally admits. “I’ve seen what happens when there’s this kind of competition

and it never

I inquire, not caring that I might be showing my ignorance

shifter politics.

the Alphas

matched. They battle it out on the campaign trail, the

don’t get enough points return to their council

a few extremely strong Alphas competing at

to choose sides and form alliances rather

on the one or two men who

to win.”

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