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

It’s my job to take care of her, when she’d burn herself out taking care of

if I let

with my father, watching her

her in the middle of her task. I’m content to

but my father surprises

Dominic,” he says, his voice

look down

his head slowly, looking up

cost us everything. I played right into

-” He covers his face with

me. “I

snap, tightening my

stupid, to send you away and

seen it coming, that of course they would follow us

attack in the sewer that

– Xander has nothing

get angry with him. “This was not

my

louder, harsher

at me, more

continue,

Me, Roger, Ella, Cora – all of our

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

that flooded me the moment I

in that house, that he was going after the girls and the baby. “We

everything. You are

opens his mouth to protest, to continue, but his

his head, breaking

hear Ella ask, and I look up from

wide with worry as she absently drifts

black fuzz of Rafe’s

as I try to figure out what to

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

that she’s exhausted

accepting my incomplete explanation, and focuses her

“Haven’t we been through this already?” she

I nod, agreeing with her, looking down

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

give us a tired smile. ” It gives us

he shifts his eyes to Rafe now,

to worry about. You should

bed.”

to unstrap the baby carrier. ” Will

kept him out here so long – I just didn’t

he got up in

stern, and she looks up

with the baby. Come on.” I

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

– there are

I need

between

enough.” I lower my voice so that just she can

more than a rumble in my