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

times higher without a partner. I’m still afraid of course, but it feels so

know that as long as Sinclair is alive, I

and my pup will have

world.

believed I could do it without her, and I’m proud that

his mouth a quavering

wrong parent died… they would have

had been here instead of

beg, feeling tears in my eyes for the

hours.

dark eyes shining. “There’s no use denying

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

parent.”

argument, not because I

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

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

everything went

“No, not that

I repeat the story Sinclair shared

morning.

gave him permission to ignore what

at the end.”

already had the example you provided to guide him. He

have remembered those words because they

the Alpha he is today

every day how to walk the

right here?”

he looks around the room. “I moved

Dominic grew up and made his fortune,

honor.”

the huge mansion. “Was it

even grander in my day – Dominic isn’t the

himself, you

a distinctive puzzle piece belonging to my current

think I got us distracted. I was asking you

day, diversions are a blessing,

his wheelchair. “The first year I was in this

begged for a lovely young she-wolf to distract

feel like you might be distracting me intentionally.” I remark slyly.

defeated laugh of a man

you are too clever for your own good, you

request gently. “Whatever is worrying

reliving your mate’s death.”

in agreement. “It’s

before”

seen what happens when there’s this kind

it never ends well

I inquire, not caring that I might be

shifter politics.

explains. “Normally the Alphas of each pack in the

out on the campaign

points return to their

Alphas competing at the top,

choose sides and form alliances rather

the pressure and all the danger on the one

to win.”

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