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.

on his chest and shoving him

laughing and falling back a bit.

says, “I just want to

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

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

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 to give me

me tight against him. “They’re

a moment, considering all the things

for them,” I sigh.

him shake his head against the back of my neck.

and looking sincerely up at him. “We always had

out that we loved each other, and especially that I was a wolf too, then…” I

us, it was

mean,” he says, looking calmly down

“Like ours. They’re going to work it

hope so,” I sigh, resting my head against his chest and closing my eyes. “That’s all

both of them.”

that seeming like a very real possibility. Cora and

they can’t go,

the tiny

to see the way she turns her face up

his dark,

then, on day six, Cora takes me by the shoulders

go back to

my neck and groaning. “Just

need you!”

”

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

a little love bubble with Roger so that I don’t

something.”

and giving her a too–innocent smile. “Is it

changing my mind, Ella. I’m

it but she holds a finger up, stopping me. “But I have a life. And a boyfriend who I never broke up with. And a

go deal with all of

at my shoes.

glancing

raising a guilty hand to her forehead and shading her eyes, embarra*sed.

I need to be

and rubbing her on the arm in what I hope

nice to him, all right?

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

Okay?”