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

still afraid of

of a team. I know that

pup will have two loving parents

world.

Would have believed I could do it without her, and I’m

quavering line. “but I will never stop

by the knowledge that the wrong parent died…

if Juliet had been here

beg, feeling tears in my eyes for the second

hours.

his dark eyes shining. “There’s no use

that too – nothing humbles you like

parent.”

because

that losing any parent is never

last conversation with Juliet?” I finally ask,

before everything

“No, not that I

get the details right, I

morning.

mother gave him permission to ignore what

at the end.”

example you provided to guide him. He was only six,

always have remembered those words because they were her last,

is the Alpha he is

every day how to walk the

right here?” Henry

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

up and made his fortune, he

honor.”

around the huge mansion. “Was it always this

chuckles. “It was even grander in my day – Dominic isn’t the only one

himself,

a distinctive puzzle piece belonging to my current

us distracted. I was asking you about

when you have all day, diversions are a

of his wheelchair. “The first year I was

young

feel like you might be distracting

the defeated laugh of a man who knows the

for

request gently. “Whatever

reliving your mate’s death.”

he flashes his fangs in agreement. “It’s just

before”

admits. “I’ve seen what happens

and it never ends

always like this?” I inquire, not caring that I might

shifter politics.

isn’t.” Henry explains. “Normally the Alphas

the

enough points return to their council duties. The

Alphas competing

form alliances rather

and all the danger on the one or two men who actually

to win.”

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