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

without a partner. I’m still

part of a team. I know that as long as Sinclair is alive, I will always

my pup will have two loving parents to

world.

believed I could do

mouth a quavering line. “but I will

the wrong parent

Juliet had been here instead

tears in my eyes for the second time

hours.

shrugs, his dark eyes shining.

in the way. You’ll see that too –

parent.”

for an argument, not because I want

heart that losing any parent is

his last conversation with Juliet?” I

everything went

“No, not that

the details right, I repeat the story

morning.

permission to ignore what society

at the end.”

provided to guide him. He was

have remembered those words because they were her last, but he

the Alpha

how to

know that all happened right here?”

around the room. “I moved the boys

grew up and made his fortune, he rebuilt the

honor.”

know,” I admit, looking around the huge

my day – Dominic isn’t the only one

for himself,

a distinctive puzzle piece belonging

But I think I got us distracted. I was

all day, diversions are a blessing,

his wheelchair. “The first year I was in this chair,

lovely young she-wolf

you might be distracting me

the defeated laugh of a man who

you are too clever for your own good,

I request gently. “Whatever is worrying

reliving your mate’s death.”

and he flashes his fangs in agreement. “It’s just

before”

seen what happens when there’s this

and it never ends

inquire, not caring

shifter politics.

explains. “Normally the Alphas of each pack in the union

battle it out on the campaign

who don’t get enough points return to their council duties.

strong Alphas competing at the top, forcing all

choose sides and form alliances rather than

on the one or two

to win.”

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