Surrogate For Alpha Dom

Ella

“As happy as this is,” Sinclair says, folding his arms over his chest and looking around at the four of us. “And it is happy,” he says, looking at Cora and Roger to let them know that he’s sincere. They nod their understanding. “We do still have a problem on our hands,” he says, nodding to Rafe

in my arms.

“Yes,” I say, looking eagerly up at Cora. “Henry found out some more about the cult – I’ll tell you

all about it. It’s…not good,” I say, with a little grimace.

“Oh,” she says, drawing her brows together. “Okay – yes, I want to hear everything.” I nod, tugging at her waist so that she’ll follow me into the house. Sinclair and Roger come close behind.

“Did you find anything else out?” Sinclair asks Roger.

“No,” Roger replies, a little apologetic. “Just what we sent you from the library. Was it useful?”

“Incredibly,” Sinclair confirms, thankful. “But yes, we found out more…”

”

My mate and I take Roger and Cora into the little office and tell them everything, seating Rafe in

a little swing that we’ve placed there temporarily since we’ve been spending so much time here.

working on this issue. They’re both as horrified as we were to discover that we likely have

someone in our midst who is working for the cult, who either has already betrayed us or will soon.

Though both wrack their minds they, like us, can’t come up with a viable candidate for who it is.

“We need more information,” Sinclair growls, thoughtful, as he flips through what paperwork his

investigators have produced for the case, as if he might find something else there. I nod, agreeing,

but I look at Cora and see her fading a bit.

“You haven’t slept, have you?” I ask, concerned.

She smiles at me, apologetic, but shakes her head. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she says. “I want to help but I

think…”

“Upstairs,” I say, my voice definitive, swatting her on the rear. “Immediately, sleep.”

“I’ll take her,” Roger says, stepping forward to take Cora by the arm.

on his chest and shoving him

complies, laughing and falling

hands up. “I promise,” he says, “I just want to see my

I say, narrowing my eyes and then giving Cora a peck on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out when you wake up, okay?” I say, giving her a

we will.” And then she takes Roger’s hand and walks

them disappear form our sight. “I’m so happy,” I say, leaning against his chest and sighing contentedly. He

tight against him. “They’re

for a moment, considering all the things that held them

always be easy for them,” I sigh. “Not like

feel him shake his head against the back of my neck. “You almost died like, four times since we’ve been together.

in his arms and looking sincerely up at him. “We always had Rafe. And

we figured out that we loved each other, and especially that I was a wolf too, then…” I shrug,

us, it was always

calmly down into my eyes. “But their love is a big love,

he says, nodding to me. “Like ours. They’re going to work

hope so,” I sigh, resting my head against his chest and closing

both of them.”

a very

keep making up reasons why they can’t go, and it fills my heart

day to see them growing closer. To see the tiny little touches he places on her back

say something in her ear, to see the way she turns her face up to him and laughs

of his dark,

Cora takes me by the shoulders and gives me a little shake, insisting

back to the clinic.

neck and groaning. “Just stay here

need you!”

”

hands back and

little love bubble with Roger so that I don’t change my mind

something.”

her and giving her a too–innocent smile. “Is it working?”

“I’m not changing my

but she holds a finger up, stopping me. “But I have a life. And a boyfriend who I never broke up with.

go deal with all of that!

down at my shoes. “Did you seriously never break up

I ask, glancing up

says, raising a guilty hand to her forehead

to be a

forward and rubbing her on the arm in what I hope is a comforting