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

world if I let

a few long moments with my father, watching

the middle of her task. I’m content to

father surprises me with

he says,

look down at

slowly, looking up at me with such regret

you – cost us everything. I played

risked your mate, your child -” He

me. “I failed

I snap, tightening my

send you away and leave Cora and Ella

seen it coming, that of course

attack in the sewer that

has

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

was my

comes out louder, harsher than I meant it to.

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

dad,” I continue, working hard to bring my

a calmer register. ” Me, Roger, Ella, Cora –

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

that flooded me the moment I

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

ourselves everything. You are

to protest, to continue,

his head, breaking

I hear Ella ask, and I look up from my

wide with worry as

fuzz of

try to figure out

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

eyes that she’s exhausted

accepting my incomplete explanation, and focuses her

through this already?”

looking down at my father for a

“Let an old man have his

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

you two -” he shifts his eyes to Rafe

have better things to worry about.

bed.”

a little guilty, starting to unstrap the

kept him out here so long – I just

got up

and she looks up at

with the baby. Come on.” I step forward and

backing up a step. “I have too

– there are more

men who I need to

I repeat, closing the distance between us and putting a

lower my voice

rumble in my chest. “You need to