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

if

moments with my father, watching her work, knowing

to interrupt her in the middle of

but my father surprises me with his next

he says, his

look down at

his head slowly, looking up at me with such regret

cost you – cost us everything. I played

mate, your child -” He covers his

“I failed

snap, tightening my hand on

stupid, to send you away and leave Cora and Ella

of course they

first attack in the sewer that

has

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

my

out louder,

at me, more helpless than I’ve seen

this, dad,” I continue, working hard to bring

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

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

moment I realized that Xander was

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

cost ourselves everything.

to protest, to continue,

head, breaking my

hear Ella ask, and I

her eyes wide with worry as she absently drifts a

fuzz

silent for a beat as I try to figure out what to say,

wanting to add to her

her eyes that she’s

explanation, and focuses her eyes on

this already?” she

I nod, agreeing with her, looking down at

his hands at us. “Let

give us a tired smile. ” It gives us

-” he shifts his eyes to Rafe

better things to worry about.

bed.”

starting to unstrap the

I wouldn’t have kept him out here so long – I just

risk him waking you if he got up in the middle

looks up at me with surprise. “You’re

Come on.” I step forward

and backing up a step. “I have too much

there are more

I need

between us

voice so that just she can hear

in my chest. “You need