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

a partner. I’m still afraid

I know that as long as Sinclair is

pup will have two loving

world.

believed I could do it without her,

his mouth a quavering line. “but I

the knowledge that the wrong parent died… they would have been

Juliet had been

I beg, feeling tears in my eyes for the second time

hours.

dark eyes shining. “There’s

that too –

parent.”

not because I want to invalidate his feelings,

that losing any parent is never the

with Juliet?” I

before everything went

moment, “No, not that I

to get the details right, I repeat the story Sinclair shared

morning.

him permission to ignore what society

at the end.”

example you provided to guide him. He was only

remembered those words because

Alpha

every day how to

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

around the room. “I moved the boys to a new home after

grew up and made his fortune, he rebuilt the original manor in

honor.”

the huge mansion. “Was it always

was even grander in my day

himself, you

snatching up a distinctive puzzle piece belonging

think I got us distracted. I

all day, diversions are a blessing, not a

the arms of his wheelchair. “The

begged for a lovely young

I feel like you might be distracting me intentionally.”

again, but it’s the defeated laugh of a man who knows the game is up.

you are too clever for your

me, Henry.” I request gently. “Whatever is worrying you can’t be as

reliving your mate’s death.”

arch and he flashes his fangs in agreement. “It’s just that I’ve seen this

before”

what happens when there’s this kind

and it never ends well for

I inquire, not caring that I might be showing my ignorance

shifter politics.

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

on the campaign trail, the people vote

get enough points return to their council duties. The problem

strong Alphas competing

choose sides and form alliances rather than competing themselves.

all the danger on the one

to win.”

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