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

world if I let

few long moments with my father,

interrupt her in the middle of her

father surprises me with

Dominic,” he says, his

look down at

just shakes his head slowly, looking up at me with such

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

your child -” He covers his face

me. “I failed

that,” I snap, tightening my hand

to send you away and leave Cora and Ella unprotected –

have seen it coming, that of course they

in the sewer that of course they were

has

starting to get angry with him. “This was not your

was my plan –

comes out louder, harsher than I meant it to.

at me, more helpless than I’ve seen

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

to a calmer register. ” Me, Roger, Ella,

for it, we were all…” I sigh, shutting

the moment I realized

after the girls and the baby.

ourselves everything.

his mouth to protest, to continue, but his

head, breaking my

and I look up from my

before us, her eyes wide with worry

soft black fuzz

to figure

“It’s nothing, Ella,” I respond, not wanting to add to her plate.

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

explanation, and

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

looking down at

us. “Let an old man have his guilt,”

smile. ” It gives us something to dwell on

he shifts his eyes to Rafe

things to worry about. You should get

bed.”

to

out here so long

if he got up in the

up at me with

baby. Come on.” I step forward and

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

– there are more

I need to

the distance between

my voice so that just she

than a rumble in my chest. “You