Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

#Chapter 329 – 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…”

“Upstairs,” I say, my voice definitive, swatting her on the rear. “Immediately, sleep.”

says, stepping forward to take

and shoving him back. Though I’m not actually strong

complies, laughing and falling back a bit. “I said

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

right,” I 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 her

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

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

against him. “They’re

anything for a moment, considering all the things that

not going to always be easy for them,”

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

turning in his arms and looking sincerely up at him.

figured out that we loved each other, and especially that

with us, it was always

you mean,” he says, looking calmly down into

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

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

both of them.”

next five days pass with that seeming like a very real possibility. Cora and

why they can’t go, and it fills my

To see the tiny

her ear, to see the way she turns her face up to him and laughs

dark,

on day six, Cora takes me by the shoulders

go back to the

tiling my head back on my neck and groaning. “Just stay here with

need you!”

”

her hands back and folding her arms across

me in a little love bubble with Roger so that I

something.”

I say, raising my eyebrows at her and giving her a too–innocent smile.

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

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

to go deal with

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

ask, glancing

her forehead and shading her eyes, embarrassed. “I kind of

him. But I need to be a

on the arm in what I

right? I like Doctor Hank.”