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 –”

Cora’s. “It wasn’t exactly peaceful heading into your apartment, which smelled like wonton soup

him a little shove and turn to my sister. Clearly in a mood, Roger just shakes his head and goes

the investigators.

my phone when

hesitating and looping my arm with Cora’s at the elbow, pulling

because I know what I’m about to say is going to piss her off. “Sinclair brought in his team of investigators – the ones who were working on the question of the switched

they wanted to…clear you. Before I was allowed

me?” Cora asks, confused.

mouth pulling into a grimace. “As a…suspect.”

sister shouts, her voice ringing out through the house. Rafe flinches and starts

and I don’t suspect

a suspect! After everything!” Cora says, her voice softer now,

for like, three hours,” I reply, rolling my eyes and wishing to mollify her because, honestly, it was more like six hours. “And obviously you were cleared! So!” I shrug and look at her pleadingly, “maybe move on

breathe in deeply and then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls

says, her voice as pleading

know that I know you have nothing to do with this just….please, let it pass.”

from the office. “Forgive my investigators – they were just following process and being thorough.”

“Okay,” she says, nodding.

go back to that day,” Sinclair says, his hands in his pockets as he slowly walks over to us. “You have more knowledge of it than the rest of

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

wide, too–eager smile. “Well…” I say, my voice wheedling as I passes the baby to Sinclair and take both

serious? Ether?” she asks,

do hypnosis?”

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