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

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

world if

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

interrupt her in the middle

but my father surprises me with his

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

look down at

shakes his head slowly, looking up at me with

almost cost you – cost us everything. I played right into

-” He covers his face

“I failed

tightening my hand

so stupid, to send you away and leave Cora and

have seen it coming, that of course they

first attack in the sewer that of course they

– Xander has

angry with him. “This was not your fault, dad

my plan –

was our plan!” My voice comes out louder, harsher than I meant it

just looks up at me, more

to this, dad,” I continue, working hard to bring my voice

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

We all fell for it, we were all…” I sigh,

that flooded me the moment I realized that Xander was working

after the girls

everything. You are

to protest, to continue, but his voice fails him.

head, breaking my

hear Ella ask, and I look

worry as she absently drifts a

soft black fuzz

as I try to figure out what to say,

to add to her

her eyes that she’s exhausted

incomplete explanation,

we been through this already?” she asks quietly.

I nod, agreeing with her, looking down at my father

at us. “Let an

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

long days. But you two -” he shifts his eyes to

worry about. You

bed.”

Ella agrees, a little guilty, starting to unstrap the

him out here so long – I

he got up in the

up at me with

the baby. Come on.” I

she says, shaking her head and backing up a

there’s – there

men who I need to

I repeat, closing the distance between us

lower my voice

than a rumble in my chest. “You