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 out taking care

if

with my father, watching her work,

interrupt her in the middle of her task.

but my father surprises me with his next

Dominic,” he says, his voice thick

down at

head slowly, looking up

almost cost you – cost us everything. I played right into the

your child -” He covers his

me. “I failed

that,” I snap, tightening my hand

stupid, to send you away and leave

have seen it coming, that of course they would follow us

the sewer that of course

Xander has nothing but

starting to get angry with him. “This

was my plan –

My voice comes out louder, harsher than I meant it to.

just looks up at me, more helpless than

continue, working hard to bring

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

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

me the moment I realized that Xander was working

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

ourselves everything. You are

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

head, breaking

ask, and I look up from

her eyes wide with worry as she absently drifts a

soft black fuzz of

try to figure out what to say,

Ella,” I respond, not wanting to

her eyes that she’s exhausted too. “Just

incomplete explanation, and focuses her

through this already?” she

with her, looking

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

tired smile. ” It gives us something

you two -” he shifts his

worry about. You should get that

bed.”

little guilty, starting to unstrap

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

waking you if he got

up at

I step forward and hold out a

no,” she says, shaking her head and backing

– there

I need

repeat, closing the distance between us and putting a hand

lower my voice so that just she

more than a rumble in my chest.