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

of her, when she’d burn herself out

world if I let

a few long moments with my father,

to interrupt her in the

my father surprises me with his

says, his voice thick with

look down at him.

slowly, looking up at me with such regret

us everything. I played right

mate, your child -” He covers

me. “I failed

tightening my

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

coming, that of course they

in the sewer

– Xander has nothing but

get angry with

was my

comes out louder, harsher than I meant it to.

up at me, more helpless than

to this, dad,” I continue,

Ella, Cora – all of

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

the moment I realized that Xander was working to

that house, that he was going after the girls

cost ourselves everything. You

to continue, but his voice

his head,

I hear Ella ask, and I look up from my father

us, her eyes wide with worry as

fuzz of

I try to figure out what to say, but then I

not wanting to

under her eyes that she’s exhausted

accepting my incomplete explanation,

we been through this

looking down

his hands at us. “Let an old

a tired smile. ” It gives us something to

But you two -” he shifts

have better things to worry

bed.”

guilty, starting to unstrap the baby carrier. ”

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

waking you if he got up in the middle of the

and she looks up at me with

on.” I step

no,” she says, shaking her head and backing up a step. “I

there’s – there are more

I

the distance between us

voice

a rumble in my chest.