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 herself out taking care of

world if I

with my father, watching

interrupt her in the middle of her task. I’m

but my father surprises me with his

Dominic,” he says, his voice thick with

I look down at

just shakes his head slowly, looking

cost you – cost us everything. I played

your child -” He covers his

at me. “I failed you, Dominic

I snap, tightening my hand on his

send you away and leave Cora and

have seen it coming, that of course they would follow us

the first attack in the sewer that

has

I growl, starting to get angry with him. “This was not your fault,

was my

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

more helpless than I’ve seen

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

to a calmer register. ” Me, Roger, Ella, Cora – all of

fell for it, we were all…” I sigh,

the moment I realized that Xander was working to

after the girls and the

everything. You

to continue, but his voice fails him. And he

his head, breaking my

and I look up from my

her eyes wide with worry as she absently drifts

fuzz of Rafe’s

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

Ella,” I respond, not wanting to add to her plate. I

that she’s

my incomplete explanation, and focuses her eyes on

we been through this already?” she

looking down at my father

waves his hands at us. “Let an old

” It gives us something to dwell

days. But you two -” he shifts his eyes to Rafe now, dozing

“You have better things to worry about. You

bed.”

agrees, a little guilty, starting to unstrap the baby carrier. ” Will

him out here so

got up in the

up at me with surprise. “You’re

I step forward and hold out

she says, shaking her head and backing up a step. “I

there are

I need

closing the distance between us

voice so that just she can hear me,

in my chest. “You