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

my job to take care of her, when

if

a few long moments with my

do any good to interrupt her in the middle of her task.

father surprises me with his next

he says, his

I look down at

slowly, looking up at me

everything. I played right into the enemy’s

your mate, your child -” He covers

“I

snap, tightening

send you away and leave Cora

have seen it coming, that of course they

sewer that of course they

has nothing but time

I growl, starting to get angry with him. “This was

my

louder, harsher than

just looks up at me, more helpless than I’ve seen him…maybe

dad,” I continue, working hard to bring

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

We all fell for it, we were all…” I

that flooded me the moment I realized that Xander

he was going after the

cost ourselves everything. You are not

opens his mouth to protest, to continue, but

his head,

Ella ask, and I look up from my father to

us, her eyes wide with worry as she absently drifts a

fuzz of

try to figure out

to add to her

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

explanation, and focuses

“Haven’t we been through this

looking down at my father for

he just waves his hands at us. “Let an

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

-” he shifts his eyes to Rafe

to worry about. You should get that

bed.”

Ella agrees, a little guilty, starting to unstrap

out

him waking you if he got up

I interrupt, stern, and she looks up at me with

I

and backing

there are more

I need to

between us and putting

lower my voice so that just

a rumble in