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

take care of her,

if

with

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

my father surprises me with

he says,

I look down

his head slowly, looking up at me with such

you – cost us everything.

-” He covers his

“I

that,” I snap, tightening my hand

so stupid, to send you away and leave Cora and

seen it coming, that of course they would follow us

sewer that of course they were just

– Xander has

angry with him. “This

was my

My voice comes out louder, harsher than I meant

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

this, dad,” I continue, working

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

all fell for it, we were all…” I sigh, shutting my eyes and reliving

that flooded me the moment I realized

after the girls and the baby. “We all

almost cost ourselves everything. You are

continue, but his voice fails him. And

his head, breaking my

this?” I hear Ella ask, and I look up from

eyes wide with worry as

black fuzz

silent for a beat as I try to figure

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

eyes that she’s exhausted too. “Just

incomplete explanation, and focuses her eyes on

through this already?” she asks

with her, looking down at

at us. “Let an old man

give us a tired smile. ” It

he shifts his eyes to Rafe now,

to worry about.

bed.”

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

have kept him out

risk him waking you if he got

up at

I step forward and hold out

says, shaking her head and backing up a

there’s – there

who I

I repeat, closing the distance between

voice so that just she can hear me,

in my chest. “You need to rest,