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.

Roger complies, laughing and falling back a bit. “I said sleep. Not

up. “I promise,” he says, “I just want to see 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

giving me a steady look. “Really, we will.” And then she

as we watch them 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.

all the things that

always be easy for them,” I sigh.

my neck. “You almost died

turning in his arms and looking

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

it was always

says, looking calmly down into my eyes.

nodding to me. “Like

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

both of them.”

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

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

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

in her ear, to see the way

of his dark, wry little

by the shoulders and gives

go back to the

my neck and groaning. “Just stay here

need you!”

”

hands back and

love bubble with Roger so that I

something.”

her and giving her a too–innocent smile.

me. “I’m not changing my mind, Ella. I’m in love with

I have a life. And a boyfriend who I never broke up with. And a job that requires

deal with all of that!

mumble, looking petulantly down at my

I ask, glancing up

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

him. But I need to be a big girl and

stepping forward and rubbing her on the arm in

all right? I like Doctor

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

Okay?”