The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 328 – Reconnaissance

Ella

“As happy as this is,” Sinclair says, folding his arms over his chest and looking around at the four of us. “And it is happy,” he says, looking at Cora and Roger to let them know that he’s sincere. They nod their understanding. “We do still have a problem on our hands,” he says, nodding to Rafe

in my arms.

“Yes,” I say, looking eagerly up at Cora. “Henry found out some more about the cult – I’ll tell you

all about it. It’s…not good,” I say, with a little grimace.

“Oh,” she says, drawing her brows together. “Okay – yes, I want to hear everything.” I nod, tugging at her waist so that she’ll follow me into the house. Sinclair and Roger come close behind.

“Did you find anything else out?” Sinclair asks Roger.

“No,” Roger replies, a little apologetic. “Just what we sent you from the library. Was it useful?”

“Incredibly,” Sinclair confirms, thankful. “But yes, we found out more…”

”

My mate and I take Roger and Cora into the little office and tell them everything, seating Rafe in

a little swing that we’ve placed there temporarily since we’ve been spending so much time here.

working on this issue. They’re both as horrified as we were to discover that we likely have

someone in our midst who is working for the cult, who either has already betrayed us or will soon.

Though both wrack their minds they, like us, can’t come up with a viable candidate for who it is.

“We need more information,” Sinclair growls, thoughtful, as he flips through what paperwork his

investigators have produced for the case, as if he might find something else there. I nod, agreeing,

but I look at Cora and see her fading a bit.

“You haven’t slept, have you?” I ask, concerned.

She smiles at me, apologetic, but shakes her head. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she says. “I want to help but I

think…”

say, my voice definitive, swatting her on

take her,” Roger says, stepping forward to take Cora

I say, putting a hand on his chest and

to stop him, Roger complies, laughing and falling back a

his hands up. “I promise,” he says, “I just want

cheek. “We’ll figure it all out when you wake up, okay?” I say,

giving me a steady look. “Really, we will.” And then she takes Roger’s

watch them disappear form our sight. “I’m so happy,” I say, leaning against his chest and sighing contentedly. He wraps

me tight against him.

all the things that held

to always be easy for them,” I sigh. “Not like it was

shake his head against the back of my neck. “You almost died like, four times since we’ve been together.

arms and looking sincerely

other, and especially that I was a wolf too, then…”

it was always smooth

down into my eyes. “But

to me. “Like ours. They’re going to work it

his chest

both of them.”

like

because I keep making up reasons why they can’t

growing closer. To see the

something in her ear, to see the way she turns her face

his dark, wry

takes me by the shoulders and gives me a little shake, insisting

back to

my head back on my

need you!”

”

says, taking her hands back and

just trying to keep me in a little love bubble with Roger so that I don’t change my mind

something.”

and

laughs, shaking her head at me. “I’m not changing my mind, Ella. I’m in love with him.”

me. “But I have a life. And a boyfriend who I never broke up with. And a job that requires me to actually help

go deal with

at my shoes.

ask, glancing up

a guilty hand to her forehead and

I need to be a