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

care of her, when she’d burn herself out taking

if I let

stand for a few long moments with my father, watching her work,

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

but my father surprises me with

he says, his voice

I look down at him.

shakes his head slowly, looking up at me with such

cost you – cost us everything.

your mate, your child -” He covers his

“I failed

I snap, tightening my hand

was so stupid, to send you away and leave Cora and Ella

that of course they would follow us back to

sewer that of course they were

Xander has nothing but time

I growl, starting to get angry with him. “This

my

out louder, harsher

me, more helpless than I’ve

continue, working hard to bring my

to a calmer register. ” Me, Roger, Ella,

all…” I sigh, shutting my

I

in that house, that he was going after the girls and

almost cost ourselves everything. You

continue, but his voice fails

his head,

I hear Ella ask, and I look up

us, her eyes wide with worry as she absently drifts a

soft black fuzz of Rafe’s

as I try to figure

Ella,” I respond, not wanting to

under her eyes that she’s exhausted

nods, accepting my incomplete explanation, and focuses

been through this

I nod, agreeing with her, looking down at my father

us. “Let

hard to give us a tired smile. ”

long days. But you two -” he shifts his eyes to

worry about. You should get that child

bed.”

little guilty, starting to unstrap the

out here so long –

him waking you if he got

stern, and she looks up at me with

on.” I step forward and hold

her head and backing up

there are

men who I need to

closing the distance between

my voice

a rumble in my chest. “You