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 –”

expression matching Cora’s. “It wasn’t exactly peaceful heading

and then turning back to me. Roger opens his mouth to retort but I reach out and give him a little shove and turn to my sister. Clearly in

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

I say, hesitating and looping my arm with

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

wanted to…clear you. Before I was allowed to

me?” Cora asks,

my mouth pulling into

voice ringing out through the house. Rafe flinches and

Sinclair and I don’t suspect you! But his team needs to be thorough, and you were the last one who we know had the sample! It makes sense, from an investigative

can’t believe I was a suspect! After everything!” Cora

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

pulls her hands down her face, tucking them beneath her chin in two fists, a gesture I

Ella,” Cora says, her voice

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

office. “Forgive my investigators – they were just

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

more knowledge of it than the

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

Sinclair and take both of Cora’s hands. The baby calms almost instantly in Sinclair’s arms. “How do

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

to do

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