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

of her, when she’d burn herself

world if

a few long moments with

her in the middle of her task. I’m content to wait

father surprises me with his next

he says,

look down at him.

head slowly, looking up at me with

us everything. I played right into the enemy’s

child -” He covers his face with his hand,

at me. “I failed

snap, tightening

away and

seen it coming, that of course

attack in the sewer that of course

has nothing

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

was my

out louder, harsher

up at me, more helpless than I’ve seen

continue, working hard

Me, Roger, Ella, Cora – all

we were all…” I sigh, shutting my eyes

I realized that Xander was working to

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

everything. You

continue,

head, breaking

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

us, her eyes wide with worry as

soft black fuzz of Rafe’s

a beat as I try to figure out what to

respond, not wanting to add to her plate. I can

her eyes that she’s

accepting my incomplete explanation, and

through this already?” she asks quietly.

nod, agreeing with her, looking

his hands at us. “Let an old man have

us a tired smile. ” It gives us something to dwell on

days. But you two -” he shifts

worry

bed.”

agrees, a little guilty, starting to unstrap the

have kept him out here so long – I just

you if he got up in

up at me with surprise. “You’re

baby. Come on.” I step forward and hold

backing up

there’s – there

men who I

I repeat, closing the distance between

enough.” I lower my voice so that just she

than a rumble in my chest. “You need to