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 into your

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

the investigators.

continues when he’s gone, “why didn’t you text me earlier if this happened hours ago? There wasn’t anything on my phone

I say, hesitating and looping my arm with Cora’s

piss her off. “Sinclair brought in his team of investigators – the

– and they wanted to…clear you. Before I was

Cora asks, confused.

I say, my mouth pulling into a grimace.

her voice ringing out through the house. Rafe flinches

arms. “Obviously Sinclair and I don’t suspect you! But his team needs to be

can’t believe I was a suspect! After everything!” Cora says, her voice softer now, but no less

suspect 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

then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls her hands down her face, tucking them beneath her chin in two

says, her voice as pleading as

apology. “You know that I know

“Forgive my

understands. “Okay,” she says, nodding.

knowledge of it than the rest of us – you were there. We’d like to see if you remember anything from that

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

I passes the baby to Sinclair and take both of Cora’s hands. The baby calms almost instantly in Sinclair’s arms.

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

to do hypnosis?”

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