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

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

if I

with my father, watching her work, knowing

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

my father surprises me with his

says, his voice

look down

head slowly, looking up at me with

– cost us everything. I played right into the enemy’s

child -” He covers his

at me. “I failed you, Dominic

snap, tightening my hand on

send you away and leave Cora and

have seen it coming, that of course they would

attack in the sewer that of course

Xander has nothing

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

was my plan

out louder, harsher than I meant

more helpless than I’ve

dad,” I continue, working hard to

a calmer register. ” Me, Roger, Ella, Cora – all of our

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

moment I realized that

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

everything.

mouth to protest, to continue, but his voice

head,

I look up from my father to

with worry as she

soft black fuzz of Rafe’s

to figure out what to say, but then I just

nothing, Ella,” I respond, not wanting to

eyes that

my incomplete explanation, and focuses her eyes on

been through this

agreeing with her, looking down at my

he just waves his hands at us. “Let an

” It

he shifts

“You have better things to worry about. You

bed.”

guilty, starting to

kept him out here so long – I

he got up in the middle of the

up

with the baby. Come on.” I

she says, shaking her head and backing up a step. “I have

– there are more

I need

closing the distance between us and putting a

enough.” I lower my voice so that just she can hear me,

a rumble in my chest. “You