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.”

take her,” Roger says, stepping forward

and shoving him back. Though I’m not actually strong

complies, laughing and falling back a bit. “I said sleep.

says, “I just want

say, narrowing my 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 the

“Really, we will.” And then she takes Roger’s hand and walks out the door and up the stairs with

watch them 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 head to

says, holding me tight against him.

considering all the things that held them back in the first

to always be easy for them,” I

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

turning in his arms and looking sincerely up

figured out that we loved each other, and especially

us, it was always

mean,” he says, looking calmly down into my eyes. “But

“Like ours.

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

both of them.”

a

why they can’t go, and

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

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

of his dark, wry little jokes.

the shoulders and gives me a little shake,

must go back to the clinic.

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

need you!”

”

says, taking her hands back and

me in a little love bubble with Roger so that I don’t change my mind or

something.”

raising my eyebrows at her and giving her a too–innocent smile.

head at me. “I’m not changing my

she holds a finger up, stopping me. “But I have a life. And a

go deal with

at my shoes. “Did you seriously never break up with

glancing up at her.

hand to her forehead and shading her eyes, embarrassed.

be

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

to him, all right?