Surrogate For Alpha Dom

Chapter 355

Accidental Surrogate Chapter 355-Cora blinks rapidly in disbelief and my own mouth falls open. I see Roger go tense in his chair and feel Sinclair do the same beside me.

“Wha- what?” Cora asks, aghast, leaning forward to stare more closely at Henry. “The problem that is HankJ; FJA

Hank? What the hell kind of problem is Hank?”

I grimace a little when I see her get defensive and dart my eyes to Roger, seeing him rankle at it, just a little bit. Roger, I know, is jealous of Hank – not very jealous, not in a bad way. Just…as much as he doesn’t blame Cora for her previous hesitations, or hold them against her…

…well, he’s not going to be thrilled about Cora’s ex’s continued presence in our lives, is he? Especially when he sees Cora defend Hank like that..

“Please, Cora,” Henry says, putting a peaceful hand out towards her. “Just… hear me out.”

“What is wrong with Hank,” she insists, continuing to be angry, which just upsets Roger more. I glance at Sinclair, worried. His face is a mirror of my own.

“Please “Henry says again, leaning forward and staring at Cora only at Cora intensely. “I mean no insult. I just want to…discuss.”

Slowly, not giving in yet, Cora leans back against her chair and crosses her arms over her chest again, not happy about it but willing to listen.

“I am just concerned,” Henry continues, “about this man’s continued connection to this family.”

down towards the table. Cora shoots Roger a

I ask, confused. “He’s he’s our doctor – he did such a

and call. He was very conveniently available when you were hurt after the temple and worked

me, letting me figure it out. “No,” Cora says, breaking in and shaking

god,” I whisper, a frightened hand going to my

cries, but Henry speaks as if he didn’t hear

at infiltrating lives,” Henry says to me and to Sinclair. “We also know that they tend to place their people in high-powered positions – lawyers, bankers, doctors. We also know that Xander, if he is behind this, is very content to play

I turn to see him again covering his face with

didn’t happen!” Cora cries, standing up now. “Hank is not part of this – he – he’s my colleague! We work

even. “At a clinic that

I know him. I know that he only has good things in his heart, and wants to help,

and feeling sorry because Cora has a point. Henry does too we need to be careful, especially because we know that the Cult has a history of deploying sleeper agents. But

with me. Instead, they just quietly look away from Cora, not saying the words that echo in the back of my

just not want to believe bad things about Hank because she got so close to him. That if he tricked all of us, then he tricked her

seals her mouth shut and strides from the room, slamming the door shut behind her. Roger gets to his feet to follow but I hold

cool off. It’s…harder for her to hear

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