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

if I let

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

do any good to interrupt her in the

but my father surprises me with his next

he says, his

down

head slowly, looking up at me with such

cost you – cost us everything. I played right

child -” He covers his face with his hand, unable

“I failed you,

snap, tightening my hand on his

you away and leave Cora and Ella

it coming, that of course they would follow us

the first attack in the sewer that of course they were just biding

Xander has nothing

angry with him. “This was

my

My voice comes out louder, harsher

looks up at me, more helpless than

all agreed to this, dad,” I continue,

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

all fell for it, we were all…”

I realized that Xander was

house, that he was going after the girls and

cost ourselves everything. You are

continue, but his voice fails him. And

head, breaking my

Ella ask, and I look

us, her eyes wide with worry as she absently

black fuzz

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

to add to her plate. I

that she’s exhausted too. “Just

explanation, and

we been through this already?” she

you.” I nod, agreeing with her, looking down

his hands at us. “Let an old man have

give us a tired smile. ” It

days. But you two -” he shifts his

chest. “You have better things to worry about. You should get that child

bed.”

Ella agrees, a little guilty, starting to unstrap the baby

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

got up in the middle of

up at me with surprise. “You’re going

I step forward and hold out a

backing up a

there

men who I need

I repeat, closing the distance between

my voice so that just she can hear

rumble in my chest. “You need to rest,