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 –”

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

retort but I reach out and give him a little shove and turn to my sister. Clearly in a mood, Roger just shakes his

the investigators.

There wasn’t anything on my phone when I

arm with Cora’s at the elbow, pulling my

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

wanted to…clear you. Before

Cora

I say, my mouth pulling into a grimace.

house. Rafe flinches

“Obviously Sinclair and I don’t suspect you! But

everything!” Cora says, her voice softer

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

sister 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 them beneath her chin in two fists, a gesture

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

my eyes wide with apology. “You know that I know you have

the office. “Forgive my investigators

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

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 anything

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

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

drops along with her jaw. “Are you serious? Ether?”

to do

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