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

giving in yet, Cora leans back against her chair and crosses her arms over her chest again, not happy about it but

continues, “about

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

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

Rafe. He was at your beck and call. He was very conveniently available when you were hurt after the temple and worked incredibly hard to keep you and Rafe alive beyond the point when other

there, staring at me, letting me figure it out. “No,” Cora says, breaking in and shaking her head vehemently.

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

ridiculous!” Cora cries, but Henry speaks as if he didn’t hear

that 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 behind this, is very

see him again covering his face with his hand. “How did

not part of this – he –

hard to keep his temper even. “At a

around at all 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 help, and to bring wolf and

Henry does too we need to be careful, especially because we know that the Cult has a history of deploying sleeper agents. But Hank himself? He hasn’t

Instead, they just quietly look away from Cora, not saying the words that echo in the

him. That if he tricked all of us, then

intuits what we’re all thinking. Without another word Cora seals her

I advise, sighing. “Just… let her cool off. It’s…harder for her to hear

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