Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

#Chapter 328 – 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.”

“I’ll take her,” Roger says, stepping forward to take Cora by the arm.

his chest and shoving

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

he says, “I just

then giving Cora a peck on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out when

“Really, we will.” And then she

sight. “I’m so happy,” I say, leaning against his chest and sighing contentedly. He wraps his arms around my shoulders, dipping

against him. “They’re idiots for not doing

a moment, considering all the things that held them back

be easy for them,” I

shake his head against the back of my neck. “You almost died like, four times since we’ve been together. How is that

say, turning in his arms and looking

out that we loved each other, and especially that

it was

looking calmly down into

nodding to me. “Like ours. They’re going to

his chest and closing my eyes. “That’s all

both of them.”

like a very real possibility.

making up reasons why they can’t go, and it fills my

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

see the way she turns her

his dark, wry

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

go back

my head back on my neck and groaning. “Just stay here with

need you!”

”

me,” she says, taking her hands back and folding

keep me in a little love bubble with

something.”

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

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

go deal with all of

at my

ask, glancing up

hand to her forehead and shading her eyes,

But I need to be a

rubbing her on the arm in what I hope is a

him, all

shaking her head. “I feel terrible, Ella. But…I’ve got to

Okay?”