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

her, when she’d burn herself

if I

moments with my father, watching her work,

interrupt her in the middle

my father surprises me

Dominic,” he says, his

down at

shakes his head slowly, looking

us everything. I played right into

mate, your child -” He covers his face with his

“I failed

tightening my hand on his

stupid, to send you away and leave Cora and Ella unprotected

coming, that of course they

the sewer that of course they

– Xander has nothing but time

with him. “This

was my plan –

voice comes out louder,

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

to this, dad,” I continue, working hard

” Me, Roger, Ella, Cora – all of our

we were all…” I sigh, shutting

that flooded me the moment I

going after the girls and the

almost cost ourselves everything. You are

protest, to continue, but

his head,

hear Ella ask, and I look

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

fuzz of

try to figure out what to say, but then I

I respond, not wanting to add to

that she’s exhausted too. “Just

accepting my incomplete explanation,

been through this already?” she

with her, looking down at

at us. “Let

” It gives us something to dwell on

But you two -” he shifts his eyes to Rafe now, dozing

things to worry about. You should get

bed.”

guilty, starting to unstrap the baby

kept him out here

waking you if he got up in

interrupt, stern, and she looks up at me

I step

and backing up

there’s – there are

I need to

between us and putting a hand on

lower my voice so that just she can hear me,

barely more than a rumble in my chest. “You need to