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.”

Roger says, stepping forward

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

him, Roger complies, laughing and falling back

just want

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 a little nudge towards

steady look. “Really, we will.” And then she takes

our sight. “I’m so happy,” I say, leaning against his chest and sighing contentedly. He wraps his arms around my shoulders, dipping

me tight against him. “They’re idiots for

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

them,” I sigh. “Not like it was for us.”

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

and looking sincerely up

and especially that

with us, it was always smooth

calmly down into my eyes. “But their love is a big

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

hope so,” I sigh, resting my head against his chest and closing my eyes. “That’s all I

both of them.”

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

up reasons why they can’t go, and it

them growing closer. To see the tiny little touches he places on her back

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

dark, wry

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

go back

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

need you!”

”

hands

trying to keep me in a little love bubble with Roger so

something.”

eyebrows at her and giving her a too–innocent

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

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

to go deal with

mumble, looking petulantly down at my shoes. “Did you seriously never break up with

ask, glancing

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

need to be a big girl and

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

right? I