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 taking

if I

with my

the middle of her task. I’m content

surprises me with his

Dominic,” he says, his voice

I look down at him.

looking

us everything. I played right into the enemy’s

your child -” He covers his

“I failed you, Dominic

I snap, tightening

away and leave Cora and

seen it coming, that of course they would follow

in the sewer that

– Xander has

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

my plan

comes out louder, harsher than I meant it to.

me, more helpless than

dad,” I continue, working hard to bring

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

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

I realized that Xander was

that house, that he was going after the

almost cost ourselves everything. You are

his mouth to protest, to continue, but his voice fails him.

his head, breaking

I hear Ella ask, and I look up

worry as she absently drifts a

fuzz

figure out what to say, but then I

wanting to add to her plate. I can see

that she’s

accepting my incomplete explanation, and focuses her eyes

we been through this

looking down

at us. “Let an old man have his guilt,”

hard to give us a tired smile. ” It

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

better things to worry about. You

bed.”

little guilty, starting to

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

you if he got up in the middle

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

Come on.” I step forward

and backing up a

– there

men who I need to

closing the distance between us and putting a

voice so that just she

than a rumble in my chest. “You need to rest,