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

It’s my job to take care of her, when

world if

few long moments with my father,

interrupt her in the

father surprises me with his

says, his voice thick with

look down at him.

shakes his head slowly, looking up at me with such

us everything. I

-” He covers his face with his

me. “I failed you,

snap, tightening

stupid, to send you away

course they would follow us back

in the sewer that

has nothing

with him. “This was not

my plan

out louder, harsher than

me, more helpless than I’ve seen

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

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

it, we were all…”

I realized that Xander was working to

he was going after the girls

almost cost ourselves everything. You are

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

head, breaking my

all this?” I hear Ella ask, and I look up from my father

wide with worry as she absently drifts a hand

soft black fuzz of Rafe’s

beat as I try to figure out what to

nothing, Ella,” I respond, not wanting to add to her plate. I can

darkness under her eyes that she’s exhausted too.

nods, accepting my incomplete explanation, and

been through this already?” she asks quietly. “No

I nod, agreeing with her, looking down at

he just waves his hands at us. “Let

” It gives us something

two -” he shifts his eyes to Rafe now, dozing

to worry about.

bed.”

Ella agrees, a little guilty, starting to unstrap

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

got up in the middle of the

looks up at me with surprise. “You’re

I step forward and hold

backing

there are

men who I need

between us and putting a hand

enough.” I lower my voice so that just she

it’s barely more than a rumble in my chest. “You