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.

putting a hand on his chest and

stop him, Roger complies, laughing and falling back a bit. “I

laughs, putting his hands up. “I promise,” he says, “I just want to

on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all

look. “Really, we will.” And then she

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

against him. “They’re idiots for not

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

to always be easy for them,” I sigh. “Not like it

can feel him shake his head against the back of my neck. “You almost died

arms and looking sincerely up at

other, and especially that I

least with us, it was always

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

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

my head against his chest and

both of them.”

days pa*s with that seeming like a

because I keep making up reasons why they can’t

them growing closer. To see the tiny little touches

see the way she turns

his dark,

me by the shoulders and

must go back

on my neck and groaning. “Just stay here

need you!”

”

hands

to keep me in a little love bubble with Roger so that I don’t

something.”

and giving

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

stopping me. “But I have a life. And a boyfriend who I never broke up with. And a job that requires me to actually help people.

go deal with all

my shoes. “Did you seriously never break

ask, glancing

guilty hand to her forehead and shading her eyes,

to be a big girl and

her on the arm in what I hope is a comforting

him, all right? I like Doctor

like him too,” she says, shaking her head. “I

Okay?”