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…”

swatting her on the rear. “Immediately,

take her,” Roger says, stepping forward

say, putting a hand on his chest and shoving him back. Though I’m

complies, laughing and falling back a bit. “I said sleep. Not

“I promise,” he says, “I just want to see my mate comfortably tucked in. All

on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out when you wake up, okay?” I say, giving her a little nudge towards the

then she

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

against him.

say anything for a moment, considering all the things that

be easy for them,” I sigh. “Not

his head against the back of my neck. “You almost died like, four times since

looking sincerely up at him.

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

least with us, it was always smooth

looking calmly down into my

says, nodding to me. “Like ours. They’re going to

head against his chest and closing

both of them.”

with that seeming like a very real possibility. Cora and Roger

up reasons why they can’t go, and it

day to see them growing closer. To see the tiny

ear, to see the way she turns her face up

his dark,

then, on day six, Cora takes me by the shoulders and gives me a

back

head back on my neck and

need you!”

”

me,” she says, taking her hands back and folding her

in a little love bubble with Roger so that I

something.”

and giving her a too–innocent smile. “Is it

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

say it but she holds a finger up, stopping me. “But I have a life.

go deal with all of that! Okay?”

looking petulantly down at my shoes. “Did you

glancing

hand to her forehead and shading her eyes, embarrassed.

him. But I need to be a big girl and