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

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

and falling back a bit. “I said sleep.

“I just want to see my

say, narrowing my eyes and then giving Cora a peck on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all

she agrees, giving me a steady look. “Really, we will.” And then she takes Roger’s hand and walks out the door and up the stairs with

leaning against his chest and sighing contentedly. He wraps his arms around my

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

don’t say anything for a moment, considering all the things that

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

and I can feel him shake his head against the back of my neck. “You almost died like, four times since we’ve been together.

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

figured out that we loved each other, and especially that I was a wolf too, then…” I shrug,

it was

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

ours.

head against his chest and closing my eyes. “That’s all I want.

both of them.”

a very real possibility. Cora and Roger

they can’t

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

to see the way

of his dark, wry little jokes.

me by the shoulders and gives me a little shake,

must go back to the clinic.

my neck and groaning. “Just stay here with us.

need you!”

”

me,” she says, taking her hands back and folding her arms across her chest.

love bubble with Roger so that I don’t

something.”

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

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

a life. And a boyfriend who I never

to go deal with all of that!

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

glancing up

hand to her forehead and shading her eyes, embarrassed. “I kind

need to be a big

forward and rubbing her on the arm in what I

right?