Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

Chapter 354

#Chapter 354 – The Problem

Ella

Cora blinks rapidly in disbelief and my own mouth falls open. I see Roger go tense in his chair and feel Sinclair do the same beside me.

“Wha- what?” Cora asks, aghast, leaning forward to stare more closely at Henry. “The problem that is HankJ; FJA

Hank? What the hell kind of problem is Hank?”

I grimace a little when I see her get defensive and dart my eyes to Roger, seeing him rankle at it, just a little bit. Roger, I know, is jealous of Hank – not very jealous, not in a bad way. Just…as much as he doesn’t blame Cora for her previous hesitations, or hold them against her…

…well, he’s not going to be thrilled about Cora’s ex’s continued presence in our lives, is he? Especially when he sees Cora defend Hank like that..

“Please, Cora,” Henry says, putting a peaceful hand out towards her. “Just… hear me out.”

“What is wrong with Hank,” she insists, continuing to be angry, which just upsets Roger more. I glance at Sinclair, worried. His face is a mirror of my own.

“Henry says again, leaning forward and staring at Cora only

leans back against her chair and crosses her arms over her chest again, not happy about it but willing

am just concerned,” Henry continues, “about

towards the table. Cora shoots Roger a dirty look he pretends

he did such a

call. He was very conveniently available when

at me, letting me figure it out. “No,”

god,” I whisper, a frightened hand going to my mouth. “Do you seriously

but Henry speaks as if he didn’t hear

the Cult is incredibly good at infiltrating lives,” Henry says to me and to Sinclair. “We also know that they tend to place their people in high-powered positions – lawyers, bankers, doctors. We also know that Xander, if he is

see him again covering his face with his hand. “How did we not

Cora cries, standing up now. “Hank is not part of this – he – he’s my colleague! We

out, clearly working hard to keep his temper even. “At a clinic that

that he only has good things in his heart, and wants to help, and to bring wolf and human culture together.” She pauses, furious, glaring around at all of us. “And now you all owe

need to be careful, especially because we know that the Cult has a

look away from Cora, not saying the words

to believe bad things about Hank because she got so close to him. That if he tricked all of us, then he tricked her the most. And

thinking. Without another word Cora seals her mouth shut and strides from the room, slamming the door shut behind her.

off. It’s…harder for her to hear than for us. All

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