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

care of her, when she’d burn herself out taking

if I let

for a few long moments with my father, watching her work, knowing

good to interrupt her in the

father surprises me with

so sorry, Dominic,” he says, his voice thick

look down at him.

just shakes his head slowly, looking up at me with

almost cost you – cost us everything. I

your child -” He covers

“I failed you,

snap, tightening my hand on his

to send you away and

course they would follow

first attack in the sewer that of course they

has nothing but time

to get angry with him. “This was

my plan –

louder, harsher than I meant

looks up at me, more helpless than

to this, dad,” I continue, working hard

register. ” Me, Roger, Ella, Cora – all of our men, the

We all fell for it, we were all…” I sigh, shutting my eyes and reliving

I realized that Xander was working to

he was going after the

everything. You are not

to protest, to continue, but his

his head,

hear Ella ask, and I look up from my father

us, her eyes wide with worry as she

black fuzz of

silent for a beat as I try to figure out what to say, but then I

I respond, not wanting to add to her plate. I can

darkness under her eyes that she’s exhausted too. “Just

accepting my incomplete explanation, and focuses her eyes

we been through this already?” she asks

her, looking down at my father

us. “Let an old man have his guilt,” he

smile. ” It gives

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

“You have better things to worry

bed.”

starting to unstrap the baby

Dominic? I wouldn’t have kept him out here

he got up in the

interrupt, stern, and she looks up at me with

Come on.” I step forward and hold out a

says, shaking her head and backing up a step. “I have

there’s – there

men who I

I repeat, closing the distance between

my voice so that just she can hear

a rumble in