Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

#Chapter 358 – Careful, Trouble

Sinclair

Everyone’s head snaps up and towards the door as we hear the footsteps pounding down the hall towards the closed door of the conference room. I can feel the aggression fill the air – almost smell it, even as all around me hackles raise and teeth are bared at the sudden noise at what sounds like an a*sailant –

Next to me, Roger begins to raise from his seat, his eyes fixed on the door, ready to attack whatever comes through –

But instantly I grab his collar, shoving him back down into his seat. “Down!” I order, my voice ringing out with Alpha command, and heads instantly turn to me, obedient but confused-

But I just shake my head a little bit, my eyes fixed on the door. Because I know those footsteps, know their cadence. Only Ella would barrel heedlessly towards a room of wary male wolves who can’t see or smell their attacker –

But I barely have time to heave half a sigh before she bursts through the door, shouting “Dominic!”

Everyone in the room jumps to the feet, but I’m already halfway across the room to her, grabbing her out of the air as she leaps up at me, catching her in my arms and turning to snarl at my men, warning them to contain themselves –

But Ella, true to form, doesn’t even notice the fact that she scared the hell out of all of us that she almost got herself torn to ribbons –

it towards her. “It’s a miracle! I did it! You have to come and see! I’m going to do it again! I’m going to fix

trying, simultaneously, to listen to her and look towards my men to ensure that no one is doing anything stupid in

out of my

on the edge of an attack, despite

I blink, trying to process what’s happening, but I obey, putting her back down on her feet. She instantly dashes away to where Rafe is sleeping in his carrier on the floor, grabbing it by the handle and then running back

on!” she calls again, her glee and energy infectious despite the fact that she hadn’t even looked around the room to see if she’s disturbed

sigh and let Ella pull me from the room, figuring that the risk is gone and she is clearly not going to let whatever this is rest until she tells me

room, leaning back a little to put my weight in my heels to slow her. “Where are we going what

at me gleefully and pulling harder at my hand. “You have to come and see! It’s

so that she’s obliged, against her will, to

real confusion, Ella shakes her head, laughs again, and then turns fully to me to explain. “Cora

beaming up at me. “It was so easy! I just …accessed the

what she’s saying. “What?” I gasp, my eyes going wide. “Are you are you serious, Ella?” I ask, looking sharply down the hall towards the little makeshift medical center we set up. If she’s serious – if she can use the Goddess’ gift to heal the men – it could change

herself

I look down at

wrinkling her nose at me and then laughing. But suddenly she’s moving again, tugging me down

would be. Some of what Ella does is familiar – I’ve seen her access the gift before, after all, and heal herself. But seeing the

by the time she opens