Chapter 313 – Sister Support

Ella

“Ella!” I hear my sister’s voice cry the same moment I hear the front door to the house open. I stand quickly from my seat in Sinclair’s office, Rafe awake and peaceful in my arms, and move to the open doorway.

“Cora!” I call. I see her spin away from the living room where she was looking for me and jog down the hall towards me, Roger closing the house’s main door behind him as he enters as well. Cora takes my shoulders in her hands as soon as she gets close.

“Are you

– are you all right?” she gasps, looking me over, and then looking down towards the baby. I can see a little relief come into her face the moment she sees us both before her, intact and safe.

“We’re okay,” I say, giving her a little smile. “For right now, we’re okay. Thank you for coming so late at night.”

My sister snaps her eyes up at me, frowning a little.

“What?” I ask.

“I just…” she says, confused, glancing back at Roger, “I didn’t expect you to be so calm.”

“Well, it happened like, eleven hours ago,” I say, raising my eyebrows at her. “We’ve had some time to process and plan

Suddenly she scowls, turning fully to glare at Roger coming down the hall towards us. “The way this one was pounding on my door, flying around like a bat out of hell –”

bat into hell,” he mutters, his frustrated expression matching Cora’s. “It wasn’t exactly peaceful

a little shove and turn to my sister. Clearly in

the investigators.

Cora continues when he’s gone, “why didn’t you text me earlier if this happened hours ago? There wasn’t anything on my phone when I woke up from my nap at 9 – and then all

complicated,” I say, hesitating and looping my arm with Cora’s at the

say is going to piss her off. “Sinclair brought in his team of investigators – the

wanted to…clear you. Before I was allowed to

me?” Cora

mouth pulling into a grimace.

the house. Rafe flinches and starts

yiving me an exasperated look as op my am mers al work to settle we baby, bobbing him in my arms. “Obviously Sinclair and I don’t suspect you! But his team needs to be thorough, and you were the

believe I was a suspect! After everything!” Cora says,

was more like six hours. “And obviously you were cleared! So!” I shrug and look at her pleadingly,

and then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls

know I would never hurt you, Ella,” Cora says, her voice

eyes wide with apology. “You know that I know you have nothing to do with this just….please, let it

from the office. “Forgive my investigators – they were just

she understands. “Okay,” she says, nodding. “I get it.

his hands in his pockets as he slowly walks over to us. “You have more knowledge of

“Of course – I’ll tell you everything. But don’t your investigators have the notes?” Cora asks, confused, “from the last time we talked? I told you

“Well…” I say, my voice wheedling as I passes the baby to Sinclair and take both of Cora’s hands. The baby calms almost instantly in Sinclair’s arms. “How do you feel about…trying a

with her jaw. “Are you serious? Ether?” she asks, awed.

do hypnosis?”

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