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.

say, putting a hand on his chest and shoving him back. Though I’m not

stop him, Roger complies, laughing and falling back a

just want to see my mate

Cora a peck on her cheek. “We’ll figure

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

say, leaning against his chest and sighing

against him. “They’re idiots for not doing

say anything for a moment, considering all the things that held them back

to always be easy for them,” I

of my neck. “You almost died like, four times since we’ve

arms and looking sincerely up at him.

other, and especially that I was a wolf too,

it was always

looking calmly down into my

to me. “Like ours. They’re going to work it

his chest

both of them.”

days pa*s with that seeming like a very real possibility. Cora

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

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

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

his dark,

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

back to the

on my neck and

need you!”

”

taking her hands back and folding her arms

bubble with Roger so that I don’t

something.”

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

shaking her head at me. “I’m not changing my mind,

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

deal with all of

looking petulantly down at my shoes. “Did you seriously never break up

glancing

to her forehead and shading her eyes,

I need to be

I say, stepping forward and rubbing her on the

him, all

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

Okay?”