Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

#Chapter 150-Flight

Ella

“Ella, Ella wake up.” Sinclair’s urgent voice invades my dreams, just as the ground begins to tremble beneath my feet. As I’m wrenched awake, I realize the ground wasn’t trembling at all, instead my sleeping body was being shaken by my mate. Sinclair’s handsome face hovers above my own, his eyes glowing as his hand rests on my shoulder. “Come on baby, we’ve got to go.”

“I- what? What do you mean?” I mumble groggily.

“We’re under attack, we have to go, sweetheart.” Sinclair explains, pulling me up. ‘There’s no time to take anything with us, just get dressed.”

“But I don’t understand, under attack from who?” I ask, feeling as though my mind is dragging. When we went to bed tonight we’d been overjoyed with our victory at the press conference, thinking we were out of the

woods at long last. We made love and I pa*sed out to the blissful sound of Sinclair’s contented purrs. What he’s saying simply doesn’t make any sense.

’The Royal Army, I promise I’ll explain everything later, but right now I need you to just do as I say.” He strides to the closet in a flash, returning with my warmest sweater and a pair of fleece lined leggings, as well as my coat and a pair of boots. Clearly sensing that I’m too shocked and drowsy to keep up with the crisis threatening us, he dresses me with cool efficiency, only pausing to retrieve a pair of thick wool socks from the dresser before lacing up my boots.

as much, but he simply scoops me up in his arms, “We’ll buy you some once we’re safe, trouble.” He promises,

didn’t know existed. “I got word to Roger

I realize he’s blocking off his emotions from me, only this

the continent.” Sinclair informs

me, I’ve never been off the continent in my entire life, and the idea that Sinclair would be leaving his pack behind just doesn’t compute. If the situation is severe enough to force us out of Moon Valley, why wouldn’t we just go to another territory, a neighboring

at a jog. The tunnel lets out into a darkened garage, and we pile into a collection of jeeps reinforced to look more like army tanks than standard vehicles. As we speed out of the city, Sinclair is in constant communication with his men, going over our route and making

with concern and drags me into his lap, and I tuck my head against his shoulder. Sinclair takes a deep breath, then tells me. ‘The Prince has taken over the united packs, Ella. The King is dead, the Alpha council are all dead. It would seem our decision to call him out and the threat of losing his position pushed him over the edge. He’s deployed

Tears burn in my eyes. This was everything we’d been afraid of, only worse. All the shifters and humans left in the Valley would – ” Wait!” I exclaim frantically. “Cora! We have to

on their way out of the city.” Sinclair informs me gently, purring to try and

mate in this moment that I could kiss him, but he’s holding me too tightly to move. Instead I kiss his neck and thank him profusely as he cuddles me like a human security blanket. When I’m done showing my thanks, I’m able to turn my thoughts to the future. “Dominic, what are we going to

Prince will have his hands so full just trying to suppress the unrest his coup will cause that he won’t be able to spare forces to

which points

Veran continent.” Sinclair shares, confusing me to

isn’t anything between here and Vera.” I remind him, trying to figure out if he’s lost

kisses to my forehead. “The lands were previously uninhabited, and were settled by wolves who were tired of having to keep their true natures secret – they wanted to live away from humans, so they formed a

understanding how this could be possible. Then again, I went my whole life living with shifters right under my nose and