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 him back. Though I’m not

him, Roger complies, laughing and falling

just want to see my mate comfortably tucked in.

say, narrowing my eyes and then giving Cora a peck on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out when you wake up, okay?” I say, giving her a little nudge towards the

steady look. “Really, we will.” And then she takes Roger’s hand and

happy,” I say, leaning against his chest and sighing contentedly. He wraps his arms around my shoulders, dipping his head to give me a kiss on the

tight against him. “They’re idiots

a moment, considering all the things that held them

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

my neck.

turning in his arms and looking sincerely up

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

us, it was

down into my

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

my head against his chest and closing my

both of them.”

that seeming like a very real possibility. Cora and Roger

reasons why they can’t go, and it fills

see them growing closer. To see the tiny little touches

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

dark, wry little

Cora takes me by the shoulders and gives

must go back

whine, tiling my head back on my neck and groaning. “Just stay here with us.

need you!”

”

she says, taking her hands back

me in a little love bubble with Roger

something.”

say, raising my eyebrows at her and giving her a too–innocent

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

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

go deal with all of that!

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

ask, glancing

hand to her forehead and shading her eyes, embarra*sed. “I kind

to be

rubbing her on the arm in what I hope is a

to him, all right?

him too,” she says, shaking her head. “I feel terrible, Ella. But…I’ve got to

Okay?”