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 Cora

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

and falling back a bit. “I said sleep. Not

just want to see my mate comfortably tucked

it all out

me a steady look. “Really, we will.” And then she takes Roger’s hand and walks out

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

too,” he says, holding me tight against him. “They’re idiots for not doing it sooner.”

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

always be easy for them,” I sigh. “Not like it

back of my neck. “You almost died like, four times since we’ve been together. How is that

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

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

with us, it was always

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

me. “Like ours. They’re going to

chest and closing

both of them.”

seeming like a very real possibility. Cora

they can’t go, and it fills my

growing closer. To see the tiny little touches he

to see the way she turns

dark, wry little jokes.

day six, Cora takes me by the shoulders and gives me a little shake,

back to

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

need you!”

”

don’t need me,” she says, taking her hands back and folding her

me in a little love bubble

something.”

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

head at me. “I’m not changing

up, stopping me. “But I have a life. And a boyfriend who

with all

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

I ask, glancing up

a guilty hand to her forehead

need to be a big girl and

rubbing her on the

him, all right? I like Doctor