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

take care of her, when she’d burn

if I let

few long moments with my father,

the middle

father surprises me with his

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

I look down

slowly, looking up at me with such regret

us everything. I played

risked your mate, your child -” He covers

“I failed you, Dominic

tightening my

so stupid, to send you away and leave Cora and

it coming, that of course they would follow us back to

first attack in the sewer that of course they were just biding

has nothing but

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

my plan –

plan!” My voice comes out louder, harsher

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

this, dad,” I continue, working hard to bring

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

we were all…” I sigh, shutting my eyes and

flooded me the moment I realized that

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

almost cost ourselves everything.

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

his head, breaking my

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

wide with worry as she absently drifts a

fuzz of Rafe’s

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

wanting to add to her plate. I can see

darkness under her eyes that she’s exhausted too.

explanation, and focuses her eyes on

through this already?”

agreeing with her, looking down at my father

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

us a tired smile. ” It

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

to worry about.

bed.”

agrees, a little guilty, starting to unstrap

have kept him out

risk him waking you if he got up in

I interrupt, stern, and she looks up at me with surprise. “You’re going

I step forward and hold out

says, shaking her head and backing up a step. “I have too much

– there

men who I need

closing the distance between us and

I lower my voice so that just she can hear

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