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 she’d burn herself out taking

world if

few long moments with my father, watching her work, knowing

her in the

surprises me with his next

so sorry, Dominic,” he says, his voice

down at

his head slowly, looking up at

– cost us everything. I played right

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

“I failed you, Dominic

I snap, tightening my hand

to send you away and leave Cora and Ella unprotected –

course they would follow us

attack in the sewer that of course they were

Xander has

with him. “This was not

my plan

out louder, harsher than I

looks up at me, more

dad,” I continue, working hard

” Me, Roger, Ella, Cora – all

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

the moment I realized that

house, that he was going after the girls

ourselves everything. You are

opens his mouth to protest, to continue, but

head, breaking my

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

worry as she absently drifts a

fuzz

a beat as I try to figure out what to say, but then

nothing, Ella,” I respond, not wanting to add to

darkness under her eyes that she’s exhausted too. “Just …the

accepting my incomplete explanation, and focuses her eyes

been through this already?” she

looking down at

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

tired smile. ” It gives us something to dwell

two -” he shifts his eyes to Rafe now,

“You have better things to worry

bed.”

a little guilty, starting to unstrap the baby carrier. ”

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

got up in the middle of the night

interrupt, stern, and she looks up at me with

with the baby. Come on.” I step

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

there’s – there are

men who I

between

my voice so that just she can hear me,

a rumble in my chest. “You need