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.

forward and staring at Cora only at Cora

her

am just concerned,” Henry continues, “about this man’s continued connection to this

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

confused. “He’s he’s our doctor – he did such a good job caring for

very good job taking care of Rafe. He was at your beck and call. He was very conveniently available when you were hurt after the temple and worked incredibly hard

me, letting me figure it out. “No,” Cora says, breaking in

whisper, a frightened hand going to my mouth. “Do you

but Henry speaks as if he didn’t hear

place their people in high-powered positions – lawyers, bankers, doctors. We also know that Xander, if

him again covering his face with his hand. “How

Cora cries, standing up now. “Hank is not part of this –

working hard to keep his temper even. “At a clinic that we pay for. This man is…very suddenly very involved in our lives. Dad has a

of us.” Hank is a good person who has only done wonderful things for this family. I know him. I know that he only has good things in his heart, and wants to

understanding, and feeling sorry because Cora has a point. Henry does too we need to be careful, especially because we know that

Instead, they just quietly look away from Cora, not

Cora…she might just not want to believe bad things about Hank because she got so close to him. That if he tricked all of us, then

I look up at her I see that she intuits what we’re all thinking. Without another word Cora seals her mouth shut and strides from the room, slamming the door shut behind her. Roger gets to his feet to follow but I hold

off. It’s…harder for her to

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