Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 313

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 –”

his frustrated expression matching Cora’s. “It wasn’t exactly peaceful heading into your apartment, which smelled

him a little

the investigators.

happened hours ago? There wasn’t anything on my phone

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

his team of investigators – the ones who were working on the question of the switched

to…clear you. Before

me?” Cora asks,

pulling into a grimace. “As

voice ringing out through the house. Rafe

suspect you! But his team needs to be thorough, and you were the last one who we know had

I was a suspect! After everything!” Cora says, her voice softer now, but no less

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

covers it, taking a minute to breathe in deeply and then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls her hands down her face,

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

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

office. “Forgive my investigators – they were just following

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

“You have more knowledge of it than the rest of us – you were there. We’d like to see

your investigators have the notes?” Cora asks, confused, “from the last

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

you serious? Ether?”

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