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

It’s my job to take care of her, when she’d burn

if I

with my

good to interrupt her in the middle

father surprises me with his next

Dominic,” he says, his voice

down at

head slowly, looking up at me with such regret

us everything. I played right

-” He covers his face with

at me. “I

I snap, tightening

away and leave Cora and

coming, that of course they would follow us back to

the first attack in the sewer that of course they

has nothing but

growl, starting to get angry with him.

was my plan –

plan!” My voice comes out louder,

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

this, dad,” I continue, working

Roger, Ella, Cora – all of

we were all…” I sigh,

the moment I realized that Xander was

that he was going after the girls and the

cost ourselves everything. You are not

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

head, breaking

and I look up from my father

before us, her eyes wide with worry

fuzz of Rafe’s

beat as I try to figure out what to

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

under her eyes that she’s exhausted too. “Just …the

my incomplete explanation, and focuses her eyes

through this already?” she asks quietly.

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

us. “Let an

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

he shifts his eyes to Rafe

to worry about. You should

bed.”

a little guilty, starting to unstrap the baby carrier. ”

out

risk him waking you if he got up in the middle

up

on.” I

and backing up a step. “I have too

there’s – there

who I need to

between us and

lower my voice so that just she can

it’s barely more than a rumble in