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 –”

like a bat into hell,” he mutters, his frustrated expression matching Cora’s. “It wasn’t exactly peaceful heading into your apartment, which smelled like wonton soup and –” 1

I reach out and give him a little shove and turn to my sister. Clearly in a mood, Roger just shakes his head and goes into the office, where Sinclair

the investigators.

“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

and looping my arm with

know what I’m about to say is going to piss her off. “Sinclair brought in his team of investigators

they wanted to…clear you. Before I was allowed to text

me?” Cora asks,

pulling into

Rafe flinches

bobbing him in my arms. “Obviously Sinclair and I don’t suspect you!

Cora says, her voice softer now, but no less

were a suspect for like, three hours,” I reply, rolling my eyes and wishing to mollify her because, honestly, it was more

minute to breathe in deeply and then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls her hands down her face, tucking

Cora says, her voice as pleading as it

shaking my head at her, my eyes wide with apology. “You know that I know you have nothing to do

my investigators – they were just following process and

sighs and I see that she understands. “Okay,” she says, nodding. “I get it. But, what

have more knowledge

tell you everything. But don’t your investigators have the notes?” Cora asks, confused, “from the last

wheedling as I passes the baby to Sinclair and take both of Cora’s hands. The baby calms

jaw. “Are you serious? Ether?”

to do hypnosis?”

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