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

job to take care of her, when she’d burn herself out

if I

few long moments with my father, watching

any good to interrupt her in the middle of her

father surprises

sorry, Dominic,” he says, his voice thick with

look down at

his head slowly, looking up at me with

you – cost us everything. I played right into the

your mate, your child -” He covers his face with his hand,

me. “I

I snap, tightening my hand on his

send you away and leave Cora and

seen it coming, that of course they would follow

in the sewer that of course they were just

Xander has nothing

with

my

louder, harsher than I meant it to.

up at me, more helpless than

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

” Me, Roger, Ella, Cora – all

all…” I sigh,

the moment I realized that

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

cost ourselves everything.

protest, to continue, but his voice fails him. And he

head,

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

with worry

fuzz of

as I try to figure out

“It’s nothing, Ella,” I respond, not wanting to add to her plate. I

that she’s

incomplete explanation, and focuses her eyes on

“Haven’t we been through this already?”

I nod, agreeing with her, looking

waves his hands at us. “Let an old man have his

to give us a tired smile. ”

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

things to worry about. You should

bed.”

Ella agrees, a little guilty, starting to unstrap the baby

wouldn’t have kept him out

got

looks up

on.” I

no,” she says, shaking her head and backing up a step.

there’s – there are more

I need

between us and

my voice so that just she

it’s barely more than a rumble in my chest. “You