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 a team. I know that as long as Sinclair

will have

world.

believed I could do it without

continues, his mouth a quavering line. “but I will

the wrong parent died… they would have

off if Juliet had been here instead

I beg, feeling tears in

hours.

Henry shrugs, his dark eyes

way. You’ll see that too – nothing

parent.”

because I want to invalidate his

losing any parent is never the answer. “Has

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

everything went

for a moment, “No, not that

get the details right, I repeat the story Sinclair

morning.

mother gave him permission to ignore what society dictated,”

at the end.”

example you provided to guide him. He was

always have remembered those words because they were her last,

you. He is the Alpha

how

happened right

moved the boys to a new home after

his fortune,

honor.”

know,” I admit, looking around the huge mansion. “Was

“It was even grander in my day –

for himself,

snatching up a distinctive puzzle piece belonging to my current

I got us distracted. I was

diversions are a blessing, not

his wheelchair. “The first year I

for a lovely young she-wolf to

feel like you might be distracting me

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

you are too clever for your

tell me, Henry.” I request gently. “Whatever is

reliving your mate’s death.”

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

before”

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

and it never ends well

not caring that I might be showing

shifter politics.

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

They battle it out on the campaign

return to their council duties. The

extremely strong Alphas competing at the top,

form alliances

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

to win.”

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