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.

say, putting a hand on his chest and shoving him

laughing and falling back a bit. “I said

“I promise,” he says, “I just want to see

figure it all out when you wake up, okay?” I

will.” And then she

to Sinclair’s side as we watch them disappear form our sight. “I’m so happy,” I say, leaning against his chest and sighing contentedly. He wraps his arms around my shoulders, dipping his head to give me a kiss on

he says, holding me tight against him.

all the

for them,” I sigh. “Not like it

and I can feel him shake his head against the back of my neck. “You almost

arms and looking sincerely up at him. “We always

other, and especially that I was a wolf too, then…” I

least with us, it

down into

to me. “Like ours. They’re going to

head against his chest and closing

both of them.”

that seeming like a very real possibility. Cora and Roger

making up reasons why they

to see them growing closer. To see the tiny little touches he

way she turns her face

of his dark, wry little

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

must go back to

neck and groaning. “Just stay here with us.

need you!”

”

me,” she says, taking her hands

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

something.”

at her and giving her a too–innocent smile.

her head at me. “I’m not changing my mind, Ella. I’m in love with him.”

finger up, stopping me. “But I have a life. And

to go deal with

shoes. “Did you seriously never break

ask, glancing

raising a guilty hand to her forehead and shading

But I need to be a big girl

rubbing her on the arm in what I