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

my job to take care of her, when

world if I

long moments with my father, watching her

interrupt her in the middle of

but my father surprises me with his next

so sorry, Dominic,” he says, his voice

down at him.

shakes his head slowly, looking up at me with such regret

you – cost us everything. I played right into the

mate, your child -” He

at me. “I failed you,

snap, tightening

to send you away and

course they would follow us back to

first attack in the sewer that of course they were

Xander has nothing but time

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

was my plan

voice comes out louder, harsher than I meant it to. But

just looks up at me, more helpless than

all agreed to this, dad,” I continue, working hard to bring my voice

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

fell for it, we were all…” I

flooded me the moment I realized that Xander was working

house, that he was going after the girls

ourselves everything. You

his mouth to protest, to continue, but

his head, breaking

ask, and I

her eyes wide with worry as she absently drifts a hand

black fuzz of Rafe’s

to figure

I respond, not wanting to add

eyes that

my incomplete explanation, and focuses her

we been through this

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

hands at us. “Let an old

to give us a tired smile. ” It gives us

two -” he shifts his eyes to Rafe now,

worry about. You should get that

bed.”

to unstrap the baby

Dominic? I wouldn’t have kept him out here

if he got up

looks up at me with surprise.

the baby. Come on.” I step forward

her head and backing up a

there’s – there are

I need to

distance between us and

my voice so that

it’s barely more than a rumble in my