Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

Chapter 360 – Conference

Ella

When Sinclair and I come into the conference room hand-in-hand, the baby wrapped up and held in my other arm, my eyes go wide to see everyone waiting there. I want, immediately, to ask if this is a confrontation again – like the last time, when they all gathered first to decide how to tell me that I have an evil uncle who is trying to steal my kid.

But as Sinclair closes the door behind us, Henry sees the anxiety on my face. “It is just chance, Ella,” Henry tells me evenly, “that you are last here. I promise you that. Blame the baby – you need more time in the mornings than the rest of us.”

I exhale quickly in relief and then mockingly glare down at the baby, earning a few laughs from the a*sembled company. I smile around at everyone and realize that it looks like the entire team has been a*sembled. I’m particularly pleased to see that a few of the men I healed yesterday are here. It makes my heart soar to think that they’re well enough to join in, rather than being restricted their beds.

Before I can say anything, though, Sinclair tugs at my hand, leading me around to the empty chair next to Cora who gives me a bright smile and leans over to say good morning to Rafe – before he moves to his own spot at the center of the table, next to his father and his brother.

“Thank you,” Henry says when Sinclair nods to him to let him know that he’s ready. Then, he looks around at our a*sembled group, who all look to him with curious eyes.

and externally. To begin, Ella and Cora have found a way to speed the healing

as impressed as the rest of us. But I

as if Henry is keeping the news of my gift as secret as he can, even amongst our own people. I don’t know how I feel about that – but

Henry continues, “as it means that we may be able to launch another a*sault faster than we thought possible, with our men again fully able. And unfortunately, it seems

in me at this news and I look sideways at Cora to see that her expression is the same as mine – a little pale, worried. Neither of us want. our mates out there

to the men and see Sinclair looking steadily at

especially from our discovery that the doctor whom Ella had been seeing for fertility treatments previous to her switch to Cora’s sperm bank, was, indeed,

surprised – I mean, I knew that that doctor had pointed me in the wrong direction but to hear that I had an uncle who set it

has been in the works for such

support. I turn to her and smile a little, grateful for her, before turning to look down at my little baby. I mean, no

me from his spot down the table. “I apologize, Ella, if the news comes as a shock. But the connection is too stark for it to be a coincidence. My advice, now that we know and now that we are closer to having a full force of men – is to move as swiftly as

but I only turn half an ear to it, spending my time instead staring down at my little boy. I hear Roger ask some important questions like where Xander is now, and how

that we may be better of waiting until Xander knows that we know it is him – rattling him, as Xander has never been a

his own home

anxious sigh as I watch my baby look around the busy room, his eyes – I know – not really understanding anything, but alert and interested anyway. I clench my teeth then, hating it. Hating that this man I’ve never met is putting such pressure on my

me to consider that Rafe was created as a reaction, in some ways, to my mate’s powerful ascension to the throne: as a way to combine royal blood with powerful blood, to create

But really, really?