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.”

her,” Roger says, stepping forward to take Cora by the arm.

chest and shoving him back.

falling

hands up. “I promise,” he says, “I just want to see my mate comfortably

and then giving Cora a peck on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out when you wake up,

will.” And then she takes Roger’s hand and walks out the

our sight. “I’m so happy,” I say, leaning against his chest and sighing

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

anything for a moment, considering all the things that

always be easy for them,”

shake his head against the back of my

looking sincerely up at him.

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

us, it

into my eyes. “But

“Like ours. They’re going to work it out.”

I sigh, resting my head against his chest and closing my eyes. “That’s

both of them.”

like a

partially because I keep making up reasons why they

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

in her ear, to see the way she turns her face up to

dark, wry little jokes.

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

back to

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

need you!”

”

taking her hands back and folding her arms

a little love bubble with

something.”

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

shaking her head at me. “I’m not changing my mind, Ella. I’m in love with him.”

have a life. And

deal with all of that! Okay?”

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

glancing up at

she says, raising a guilty hand to her forehead and shading her eyes, embarrassed. “I kind

be a big girl and

I say, stepping forward and rubbing her on the arm in what I

to him, all right? I like