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 course, but it feels so

to be part of a team. I know that as long as

to lean on and my pup will have two loving

world.

I could do it

a quavering line. “but

knowledge that the wrong parent

better off if Juliet had been here instead of

say that.” I beg, feeling tears in my eyes for

hours.

not? It’s true.” Henry shrugs, his dark eyes shining.

the way. You’ll see that too – nothing humbles you like

parent.”

mind scrambles for an argument, not because I want to

heart that losing any parent is

told you about his last conversation with Juliet?” I finally ask, “before

before everything went

thinks for a moment, “No, not that I

I repeat the story Sinclair

morning.

permission to ignore what society dictated,”

at the end.”

already had the example you provided to guide him. He

remembered those words because they were

the Alpha he

how

right here?” Henry inquires thoughtfully,

off as he looks around the room. “I moved the boys to a new home

and made his fortune, he

honor.”

admit, looking around the huge mansion. “Was it

was even grander in my day – Dominic isn’t

himself,

laugh, snatching up a distinctive puzzle piece belonging to my current

got us distracted. I was asking you

all day, diversions are a blessing, not

the arms of his wheelchair. “The first year I was in this

begged for a lovely young she-wolf to

like you might be

of a man who knows the game is up.

clever for your own

Henry.” I request gently. “Whatever is worrying you can’t

reliving your mate’s death.”

flashes his fangs in agreement. “It’s just

before”

what happens when there’s this kind of

never ends well

this?” I inquire, not caring that I might be showing

shifter politics.

explains. “Normally the Alphas of each pack

battle it out on the campaign trail, the people vote

enough points return to their

you have a few extremely strong Alphas competing at the top,

choose sides and form alliances

all the danger on the one

to win.”

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