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.”

forward to take Cora by the

his chest and shoving him back. Though I’m not

laughing and falling back a bit.

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

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

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

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

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

the

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

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

sincerely up

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

least with us, it

what you mean,” he says, looking calmly down into my

to me. “Like ours. They’re going to

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

both of them.”

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

I keep making up reasons why they can’t go, and it fills my heart

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

say something in her ear, to see the way she turns her face up to him and laughs at

dark, wry little

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

go back to the

I whine, tiling my head back on my neck and

need you!”

”

me,” she says, taking her hands back

bubble with Roger so that

something.”

I say, raising my eyebrows at her and giving her a too–innocent smile. “Is it working?”

“I’m not changing my mind, Ella. I’m in

“But I have a life. And a boyfriend who I never broke up with. And a job

go deal with all of

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

glancing up at

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

I need to be

say, stepping forward and rubbing her on the arm in

nice to him, all right?