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

job to take care of her, when she’d burn herself out

world if

with

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

but my father surprises me with

so sorry, Dominic,” he says, his voice thick with

look down

slowly, looking up at me with such regret

us everything. I played right into the enemy’s

risked your mate, your child -” He covers

“I failed you,

snap, tightening my hand on his

you away and leave Cora and Ella

of course they would follow us

in the sewer that of

– Xander has nothing

to get angry with him. “This was not your fault, dad

was my

comes out louder, harsher than

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

all agreed to this, dad,” I continue, working hard

Me, Roger, Ella, Cora – all of our men,

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

I realized that

that he was going after the girls

cost ourselves everything. You

protest, to continue, but his voice fails

his head,

I hear Ella ask, and I look up from my father to

wide with worry as she absently drifts a hand

fuzz

to figure out what

I respond, not wanting to add to her plate.

darkness under her eyes that she’s

my incomplete explanation, and focuses her eyes

this already?” she asks quietly. “No

with her, looking down

waves his hands at us. “Let an old man

” It gives

you two -” he

better things to worry about.

bed.”

a little guilty, starting to

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

him waking you if he got up in

and she looks up at me with surprise. “You’re

on.” I step forward and

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

there’s – there are more

who I need to

the distance between us and

lower my voice so

more than a rumble in my chest. “You need