Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 315: Determination 

Ella

I gasp and quickly reach out my hand to clasp Roger’s. I feel that he is just as tense as I am as we both sit on the end of the bed, staring at Cora.

Leon flicks his gaze to me and gives me a very subtle shake of his head and a tiny frown. It’s a small gesture, but the meaning is clear: I absolutely must not disturb Cora’s state. As a precaution, I raise a hand to my mouth and cover it, knowing that in the upcoming moments I may hear details that make me react involuntarily.

Roger squeezes my other hand tightly as Leon continues.

“Cora,” Leon continues, curious. “I admit that I am intrigued by this man, this priest. Can you tell me more about him? What details do you remember?”

“It’s…hard,” Cora says, and I see her brow ruffle. “He…he didn’t want me to remember.”

“That’s very frustrating,” Leon continues, his voice like honey. “Just tell me what you see.”

“He’s tall,” Cora says, her frown deepening. “He has pale skin and dark hair…he’s not old, but not young. His robe is black.” She gives a little shrug and huffs a sigh through her nose. I can see that she’s frustrated, even in her hypnotic state.

“That’s all right, Cora, that’s wonderful detail,” Leon says soothingly. I hear Roger’s mouth pop open and snap my head to him, but Leon holds up one finger towards us, begging patience while he continues.

“What happened next, my dear?” Leon asks.

“He told me,” she says, sighing, “to destroy the sample in my hand – to wash it down the sink, and then discard the vial. And then, once I did that,” she sighs, almost peaceful again, “he had me go to the other freezer – the one with the shifter samples and to take out number 7285692. So I did. And then I prepared that, and tested it for motility, and when it was ready,” she shrugs, “I went into the exam room and helped Ella.”

“Thank you, Cora,” Leon says smoothly, smiling at her. “That is wonderful detail. You’ve remembered it all so beautifully.” Then, he turns to Roger and nods, giving him permission to take control of the investigation.

“Cora,” Roger says, releasing my hand and crossing his arms over his chest. “Can you hear me?”

closed. “What are you doing here in

says awkwardly, clearly not very good at the kind of play acting

be back here,” she says, frowning.

control of her will and made her switch sperm samples before inseminating me. I give Roger a hard nudge with my elbow and when he turns to me I give him a

terms. “Cora,” he continues, “what did the priest say to you before he left? Did he ask you to…forget anything? Or do anything special with the sample?”

to the side and considering. “He simply…took my hands,

sample,” Roger asks, “and

says, folding her hands in her lap, looking if anything a little bored. “I thought, at the time, that it was the right sample.

“You’re doing wonderfully.” A little

again. “Did you ever see the priest again?” he asks, “after

then, a darkness passes over her face, and she frowns. Leon sits up, peering at her closely, and

Roger may have hit on something here but…..perhaps,

her voice a

back down on the bed and taking her hand. I’m probably blocking the remote investigators‘ view

voice wavering

you don’t remember seeing the man in

sister says, her lip starting to tremble. She turns to me, unseeing, and grasps my

say, worried, glancing between her

sister goes rigid with terror, her eyes flying open, and

– she barely draws breath before the next one

her, working to hold her, to keep her down. Leon, clearly startled, fumbles with the shot at her side, his hands shaking. But suddenly Roger is there, snatching it from his hands – leaning over and injecting Cora in the arm where Leon administered the first shot and all the time she’s screaming, a sound of

– and then slowly, so slowly, her screams subside,

cheeks as tears slip down her face.

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