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 of

if I

moments with my father, watching her

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

father surprises me with

Dominic,” he says, his

down at

his head slowly, looking

everything. I

He covers

at me. “I failed you, Dominic

that,” I snap, tightening my hand on

to send you away and leave Cora and Ella unprotected

of course they would

sewer that of course they were just

– Xander has

angry with him. “This was not your

my

out louder, harsher than I meant

me, more helpless than I’ve seen him…maybe

this, dad,” I continue,

Roger, Ella, Cora – all of

were all…”

I realized that Xander

he was going after

ourselves everything.

mouth to protest, to continue, but his voice fails

head, breaking

hear Ella ask, and I look up

worry as she absently drifts a

black fuzz of

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

respond, not wanting to add to her plate.

that she’s exhausted

explanation,

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

you.” I nod, agreeing with her, looking down at my father for

his hands at us. “Let an old man have his guilt,”

smile. ” It gives us something

you two -” he shifts his eyes

chest. “You have better things to worry

bed.”

starting to

him out here so long –

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

up at

I step forward

her head and backing up a step. “I have

– there are

I need

distance between us and putting a

lower my voice so that just she can hear me,

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