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

I’m still afraid

know that as long as Sinclair

pup will have two loving parents to guide him through

world.

could do it without

a quavering line. “but I will never stop

that the wrong

if Juliet had been here

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

hours.

his dark eyes shining. “There’s

that too – nothing

parent.”

mind scrambles for an argument, not because I want

know in my heart that losing any parent is never the answer. “Has

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

before everything went

for a moment, “No,

details right, I repeat

morning.

him permission to ignore what

at the end.”

the example you provided to

words because

of you. He is the Alpha he is today because of

how to walk

know that all happened right here?” Henry inquires thoughtfully, his

around the room. “I moved the boys to

his fortune, he rebuilt the

honor.”

admit, looking around the huge mansion. “Was it

even grander in my day – Dominic isn’t

himself,

up a distinctive

I think I got us distracted.

when you have all day, diversions are a blessing, not a curse.”

of his wheelchair. “The first year

for a lovely young she-wolf to distract me from the

like you might be distracting

again, but it’s the defeated laugh of a man who knows

you are too clever for your own good, you

“Whatever

reliving your mate’s death.”

in agreement. “It’s just

before”

what happens when there’s this

throne, and it never

not caring that I might be showing

shifter politics.

Alphas of each pack in the union are

battle it out on the campaign

don’t get enough points return to their council duties.

extremely strong Alphas

sides and form alliances

on the one or two men who actually

to win.”

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