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 course, but it feels so

to be part of a team. I know that as long as

have two loving

world.

never Would have believed I could do it without

his mouth a quavering line. “but I will

that the wrong parent

if Juliet had been here instead

say that.” I beg, feeling tears in my eyes for the

hours.

shrugs, his dark eyes

see that

parent.”

because I want to

losing any parent is

conversation with Juliet?” I finally ask, “before

before everything went

moment, “No,

get the details right, I repeat the story Sinclair shared

morning.

permission to ignore what society dictated,” I

at the end.”

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

words because they were her last,

the Alpha he

day how to walk the

that all happened right here?” Henry inquires

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

and made his fortune, he rebuilt the

honor.”

I admit, looking around the huge mansion. “Was

day – Dominic isn’t the only

himself,

a distinctive puzzle piece belonging to my current

got us distracted. I was asking you

when you have all day, diversions are a blessing, not a curse.”

the arms of his wheelchair. “The first year I was in this

begged for a lovely young

I feel like you might be

defeated laugh of a

clever for your own good, you

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

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

it never ends well for

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

shifter politics.

“Normally the Alphas of each pack in the union are

They battle it out on the

points return to their

strong Alphas competing at the top,

sides and form alliances rather

on the one

to win.”

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