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.

a hand on his chest and shoving him back. Though I’m

Roger complies, laughing and falling

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

a peck on her cheek. “We’ll figure it all out when you wake up, okay?” I say, giving her

will.” And then she takes Roger’s hand and walks out the

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

against him. “They’re

anything for a moment, considering all the

be easy for them,” I

says, and I can feel him shake his head against the back of my neck. “You almost died like, four times since we’ve been together. How is that

arms and looking sincerely up at him. “We always had Rafe.

especially

with us, it

he says, looking calmly down into my eyes. “But their love is a

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

against his chest and closing my eyes. “That’s

both of them.”

like a very real possibility. Cora and

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

day to see them growing closer. To see the tiny

the way she turns her face up to him and laughs

of his dark, wry little

me by the shoulders and gives me a little shake, insisting

go back

back on my

need you!”

”

says, taking her hands back and folding her arms

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

something.”

my eyebrows at her and giving

at me. “I’m not changing my

a finger up, stopping me. “But I have a life. And a boyfriend who I

with all of

down at my shoes. “Did you

I ask, glancing up

she says, raising a guilty hand to her forehead and shading

be a

say, stepping forward and rubbing her on the arm

all right?

“I feel terrible, Ella. But…I’ve

Okay?”