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

to take care of her,

if I let

with

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

but my father surprises me with his next

Dominic,” he says,

look down at

head slowly, looking

us everything. I played right into the

your child -” He covers his face

at me. “I failed you, Dominic

tightening my hand

was so stupid, to send you away and leave

seen it coming, that of course they would

in the sewer that of course

has nothing

starting to get angry with him.

was my plan –

was our plan!” My voice comes out louder, harsher than I meant it

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

I continue, working

Ella, Cora –

fell for it, we were all…”

that flooded me the moment I realized that Xander was working

was going after the girls and the

almost cost ourselves everything. You

protest, to continue, but his voice fails

his head, breaking my

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

eyes wide with worry

black fuzz

to figure out what to say,

to add to her plate. I can see

under her eyes that she’s exhausted

nods, accepting my incomplete explanation,

“Haven’t we been through this already?”

I nod, agreeing with her, looking down at

just waves his hands at us. “Let an old man have his guilt,”

” It gives us something

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

worry about. You should

bed.”

to unstrap the baby

have kept him out here so long –

him waking you if he got up in the middle of the night

looks up at me with surprise.

I step forward and hold out a

no,” she says, shaking her head and backing up a step. “I have too

there are

I need

distance between us and putting a

voice

barely more than a rumble in