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.”

take her,” Roger says, stepping forward

a hand on his chest and shoving him back. Though I’m not actually strong

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

laughs, putting his hands up. “I promise,” he says, “I just want to see my mate

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

look. “Really, we will.” And then she takes Roger’s hand and walks out the door

we watch them disappear form our sight. “I’m so happy,” I say, leaning against his chest and sighing contentedly. He wraps his arms around my shoulders, dipping his head to give

me tight against him. “They’re idiots for not doing it sooner.”

a moment, considering all the things that held them back in the

always be easy for them,”

of my

turning in his arms and looking sincerely

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

with us, it was

calmly down into my eyes. “But their love is

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

against his chest and closing my eyes. “That’s

both of them.”

a very real possibility. Cora and Roger stay with

why they can’t go, and it fills my heart

To see the tiny little touches he places on her

in her ear, to see the way she turns her

of his dark, wry little

me by the shoulders and gives me

go back to the clinic.

on my neck and groaning. “Just stay

need you!”

”

she says, taking her hands back and

in a little love bubble with Roger so that I don’t change my mind

something.”

say, raising my eyebrows at her and giving her a

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

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

to go deal with

at my shoes. “Did you

ask, glancing

guilty hand to her forehead and shading her eyes, embarrassed.

need to be a big

I say, stepping forward and rubbing her on the arm in what I hope is a

him, all right? I like