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.”

stepping forward to take Cora by

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

to stop him, Roger complies, laughing and falling back a

he says, “I just want to see my mate comfortably tucked

on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out

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

his chest and sighing contentedly. He wraps his arms around my shoulders, dipping his head to

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

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

“It’s not going to always be easy for them,” I sigh. “Not

my neck. “You almost died

arms and looking sincerely up at him. “We always

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

with us, it was always smooth sailing.”

calmly down into my eyes. “But their

to me. “Like ours. They’re

resting my head against his chest and closing my

both of them.”

that seeming like a very real possibility. Cora and Roger stay with

partially because I keep making up reasons why they can’t go, and it

growing closer. To see the tiny little touches he

ear, to see the way she turns her face up to him and

dark, wry

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

back to the clinic.

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

need you!”

”

her hands back and folding her arms across her

keep me in a little love bubble with

something.”

I say, raising my eyebrows at her and giving her

“I’m not changing my mind, Ella. I’m

a little 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 with. And a job that requires me

go deal with all of that!

mumble, looking petulantly down at my shoes. “Did

I ask, glancing up at

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

I need to be a big girl and go…do it.”

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

him, all right? I