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

to be part of a team. I know that as

to lean on and my pup will have two loving parents to guide

world.

do it without her, and I’m proud

his mouth a quavering line. “but I

the wrong parent died… they would have

off if Juliet had been here

beg, feeling tears in my eyes for the

hours.

dark eyes

see that

parent.”

argument, not because I want to invalidate his

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

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

before everything went

“No, not that

right, I repeat the

morning.

permission to ignore what society

at the end.”

provided to guide him. He

have remembered those words because they were

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

how to walk

right here?”

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

his fortune, he rebuilt the

honor.”

admit, looking around the huge

was even grander in my day –

for himself, you

a distinctive puzzle piece belonging

But I think I got us distracted. I

have all day, diversions are a

“The first year I was in

young she-wolf to distract me

now I feel like you might be distracting me intentionally.” I

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

too clever for your own good, you know

request gently. “Whatever is worrying you can’t

reliving your mate’s death.”

and he flashes his fangs in

before”

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

and it never ends well for

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

shifter politics.

it isn’t.” Henry explains. “Normally the Alphas of each pack

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

get enough points return to their council

few extremely strong Alphas

to choose sides and form

pressure and all the danger on the one or two men

to win.”

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