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

of her, when she’d burn

world if I let

few long moments with my father, watching

interrupt her in the middle of

but my father surprises me with

so sorry, Dominic,” he says,

down

his head slowly, looking up at

everything.

-” He covers his face

“I

I snap, tightening my hand on his

away and leave Cora and Ella unprotected

that of course they

in the sewer that of course they

– Xander has nothing but time

to get angry with him. “This

was my

comes out louder, harsher than I

looks up at me, more

all agreed to this, dad,” I continue, working hard

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

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

that flooded me the moment I realized that Xander

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

cost ourselves everything. You are

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

his head, breaking

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

us, her eyes wide with worry as she absently

soft black fuzz of

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

“It’s nothing, Ella,” I respond, not wanting to

that she’s exhausted too.

explanation, and focuses her eyes

been through this already?”

agreeing with her, looking

hands at us. “Let an old man

smile. ” It gives us something to dwell on to

days. But you two -” he

worry about. You should

bed.”

to unstrap the baby carrier. ” Will

out here so long –

got

interrupt, stern, and she looks up at me

with the baby. Come on.” I step forward and hold out

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

there are more

who I need

the distance between us and putting a hand

my voice

a rumble in my