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

take care of her, when she’d

world if I

long moments with my

the middle of

father surprises me with

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

down

shakes his head slowly, looking up at me

everything. I played right into the

child -” He covers

“I

that,” I snap, tightening my

was so stupid, to send you away and leave Cora and Ella

of course they

sewer that of course they

Xander has nothing but time

to get angry with him. “This

my plan

comes out louder, harsher than I meant it

just looks up at me, more helpless than

this, dad,” I continue, working hard to

register. ” Me, Roger, Ella, Cora –

fell for it, we were all…” I

me the moment I

house, that he was going after the girls and

almost cost ourselves everything.

continue, but his voice fails him.

head, breaking

and I look up

eyes wide with worry as

fuzz

to figure out what to say, but then I just shake

nothing, Ella,” I respond, not wanting to add to her plate.

eyes that she’s exhausted too. “Just …the

nods, accepting my incomplete explanation, and focuses her eyes on

through this already?” she asks quietly. “No

agreeing with her, looking down

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

tired smile. ” It gives us something to dwell on to

-” he shifts his eyes to Rafe now,

have better things to worry about. You should get

bed.”

Ella agrees, a little guilty, starting to unstrap

kept him out here

waking you if he got up in

up

on.” I step forward and hold out a

her head and backing up a

there’s – there are

I

I repeat, closing the distance between

enough.” I lower my voice

a rumble in my chest. “You need to rest,