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

world if

stand for a few long moments with my father,

to interrupt her in the middle of

father surprises me with his

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

look down at

slowly, looking up at me

cost us everything. I

He covers

at me. “I

tightening my

send you away and

that of course they would follow us back to

the sewer that

Xander has nothing

get angry with

was my plan

plan!” My voice comes out louder,

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

dad,” I continue, working hard to bring

” Me, Roger, Ella, Cora –

fell for it, we were all…” I sigh,

flooded me the moment I realized that Xander

that house, that he was going after the girls and the baby. “We all

ourselves everything. You are not

continue, but his voice fails him. And he

his head, breaking

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

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

fuzz of Rafe’s

silent for a beat as I try to figure out what

“It’s nothing, Ella,” I respond, not wanting to add to her

that she’s exhausted too.

explanation, and focuses her eyes on

through this already?”

nod, agreeing with her, looking

waves his hands at us. “Let an old man have

smile. ” It gives us something

But you two -” he shifts

things to worry

bed.”

Ella agrees, a little guilty, starting to unstrap the

him out

him waking you if he got up in the middle of the night

and she looks up at me

Come on.” I step forward and

she says, shaking her head and backing

there

men who I need

the distance between us and putting a

I lower my voice

barely more than a rumble in my chest. “You need to