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…”

I say, my voice definitive, swatting her on the

her,” Roger says, stepping forward to take Cora

chest and shoving him

laughing and falling back a bit. “I said

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

say, narrowing my eyes and then giving Cora a peck on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out when you wake up, okay?” I say, giving

then she takes Roger’s hand and walks out the door

say, leaning against his chest and sighing contentedly. He wraps his arms around my shoulders, dipping his head to give me a kiss on

against him. “They’re idiots for not doing

say anything for a moment, considering all the things that held

easy for them,” I sigh. “Not like it

head against the back of my neck. “You

his arms and looking sincerely up at him. “We always had

we figured out that we loved each other, and especially that I was a wolf

least with us, it was

he says, looking calmly down

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

I sigh, resting my head against his chest and closing my eyes.

both of them.”

days pass with that seeming like a

I keep making up reasons why they can’t

closer. To see the tiny little touches he places on

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

his dark,

Cora takes me by the

must go back to the

I whine, tiling my head back on my neck and groaning.

need you!”

”

says, taking her hands back and folding

little love bubble with Roger so

something.”

eyebrows at her and giving her a too–innocent smile.

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

her say it but she holds a finger up, stopping me. “But I have a life. And a boyfriend who I never broke up with. And a job that requires me to actually

with all of

mumble, looking petulantly down at my shoes. “Did you seriously

ask, glancing up at

hand to her forehead and shading her eyes,

But I need to be a big