Surrogate For Alpha Dom

Accidental Surrogate Chapter 381-– Persistence

Sinclair

I wake up frowning, knowing immediately that something is…well, not wrong,

but certainly off. I reach out an arm, seeking Ella, but my hand passes over cold

sheets. My frown deepens as I sit up and realize that she’s not here. A glance at

Rafes bassinet makes it clear that he’s not here either.

Where the hell is my family?

I sigh, swinging my legs out of the bed, wondering how much time has passed.

As I scrub a hand down my face I consider that it can’t have been much –

there’s still no daylight peeking around the blinds. So, a few hours a most. But

why the hell hasn’t she come to bed?

I stand and head for the door, wondering what the hell trouble is getting up to

now. I smirk a little to consider it. Ella…well, it’s part of her appeal, isn’t it? She’s

always up to something. I’ll certainly never be bored by her side.

The hallway outside my room is empty but I head down it towards where I hear

a few murmuring voices. But when I turn into the room, I’m surprised because

the first person I see is my father, sitting quietly in his chair by the door, staring

into the room.

We don’t say anything to each other as I lean against the doorway by his side,

because we’re both aware that I didn’t come here seeking him. I give him a nod

and place a hand on his shoulder as my eyes turn to her – Ella, across the

room, my infant son sleeping pressed against her chest while she holds her

hands out over one of my wounded men, healing him.

“She’s going to wear herself out,” my father says quietly.

“How long has she been at it?”

“Hours,” he says, shaking his head. ” She’s been burning her candle at both

ends for days, Dominic. She’s…very dedicated, she wants to do good. But she

gives too much.”

I nod, understanding, agreeing silently. My kind mate with her big heart she

can’t stop giving, even if it means giving all of herself. But that’s where I come

job to take care of her, when

world if I

with my father,

do any good to interrupt her in the middle of her task. I’m content to wait

my father surprises me with his next

he says, his voice

look down at

his head slowly, looking up at

almost cost you – cost us everything. I played right into the enemy’s

your mate, your child -” He covers his

me. “I failed you, Dominic

tightening

send you away

of course they would follow

the sewer that of course they were

has nothing but time

with him. “This was not your fault,

was my

our plan!” My voice comes out louder, harsher

me, more helpless than I’ve seen him…maybe

all agreed to this, dad,” I continue, working

Me, Roger, Ella, Cora – all of our men, the

all…” I sigh, shutting my eyes

moment I realized that Xander was working to

that he was going after the girls and the baby. “We all

ourselves everything. You are

his mouth to protest, to continue, but his voice

head, breaking my

ask, and I look up

us, her eyes wide with worry as she absently drifts a

soft black fuzz of Rafe’s

try to figure out what to say,

wanting to add to her plate. I can

under her eyes that

nods, accepting my incomplete explanation, and

this already?” she asks quietly. “No

with her, looking down at my

just waves his hands at us. “Let

hard to give us a tired smile. ” It gives us something to dwell on to

two -” he shifts his eyes to

“You have better things to worry about. You should get that

bed.”

little guilty, starting to unstrap the baby

Dominic? I wouldn’t have kept him out here so long –

he got up in the middle of the night

she looks up at me

on.” I step forward and hold

head and backing up a step. “I have too

there are more

men who I

I repeat, closing the distance between us and putting a

voice so that just she can hear

barely more than a rumble in my chest.