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 –”

“It wasn’t exactly peaceful heading

his mouth to retort but I reach out and give him a little shove and turn to my sister. Clearly in

the investigators.

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 all of a sudden Roger’s pounding on my door –”

I say, hesitating and looping my arm with

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

they wanted to…clear you. Before

me?” Cora asks, confused.

say, my mouth pulling

voice ringing out through the house. Rafe flinches and starts to cry, still cuddled in my

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

a suspect! After everything!” Cora says, her

reply, rolling my eyes and wishing to mollify her because, honestly, it was more like six hours. “And obviously you were

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

says, her voice as pleading

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

office. “Forgive my investigators

she understands. “Okay,” she says,

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 us – you were there. We’d like to see

your investigators have the notes?” Cora asks, confused, “from the last time we talked? I told you everything I know.”

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

you serious? Ether?” she asks, awed. “Do you –

do

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