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 –”

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

eyes at Roger and then turning back to me. Roger opens his mouth to retort but I reach out and give him a little shove and turn

the investigators.

text me earlier if this happened hours ago? There wasn’t anything on my phone when I

my arm with Cora’s at the

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

you. Before I was

me?” Cora

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

ringing out through the house. Rafe flinches

Sinclair and I don’t suspect you! But his team needs to be thorough, and you were the

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

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

and then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls her hands down her face, tucking them beneath her chin in two fists, a gesture I remember from our childhood

Ella,” Cora says, her voice as

at her, my eyes wide with apology. “You know that I know

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

she says,

his pockets as he slowly walks over to us. “You have more knowledge of it than the rest of us – you were there. We’d like to see if you remember

Cora says, running a hand through her hair. “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 everything I

I say, my voice wheedling as I passes the baby to Sinclair and take both of Cora’s

“Are you serious? Ether?”

to do hypnosis?”

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