Chapter 315 – Determination

Ella

I gasp and quickly reach out my hand to clasp Roger’s. I feel that he is just as tense as I am as we

both sit on the end of the bed, staring at Cora.

Leon flicks his gaze to me and gives me a very subtle shake of his head and a tiny frown. It’s a small gesture, but the meaning is clear: I absolutely must not disturb Cora’s state. As a precaution, I raise a hand to my mouth and cover it, knowing that in the upcoming moments I may hear

details that make me react involuntarily.

Roger squeezes my other hand tightly as Leon continues.

“Cora,” Leon continues, curious. “I admit that I am intrigued by this man, this priest. Can you tell

me more about him? What details do you remember?”

“It’s…hard,Cora says, and I see her brow ruffle. “He…he didn’t want me to remember.”

“That’s very frustrating,” Leon continues, his voice like honey. “Just tell me what you see.”

“He’s tall,” Cora says, her frown deepening. “He has pale skin and dark hair…he’s not old, but not

young. His robe is black.” She gives a little shrug and huffs a sigh through her nose. I can see that

she’s frustrated, even in her hypnotic state.

“That’s all right, Cora, that’s wonderful detail,” Leon says soothingly. I hear Roger’s mouth pop

open and snap my head to him, but Leon holds up one finger towards us, begging patience while

he continues.

“What happened next, my dear?” Leon asks.

“He told me,” she says, sighing, “to destroy the sample in my hand – to wash it down the sink, and then discard the vial. And then, once I did that,” she sighs, almost peaceful again, “he had me go to the other freezer – the one with the shifter samples and to take out number 7285692. So I did. And then I prepared that, and tested it for motility, and when it was ready,” she shrugs, “I went into the exam room and helped Ella.”

“Thank you, Cora,” Leon says smoothly, smiling at her. “That is wonderful detail. You’ve

remembered it all so beautifully.” Then, he turns to Roger and nods, giving him permission to take control of the investigation.

“Cora,” Roger says, releasing my hand and crossing his arms over his chest. “Can you hear me?”

“Roger?” she asks, her eyes still closed. “What are you doing here in my lab?”

“I’m just…visiting…” he says awkwardly, clearly not very good at the kind of play acting that Cora’s

hypnosis requires.

allowed to be back here,” she says,

she had no protests about a strange man

who apparently took control of her will and made her switch sperm samples

my elbow and when he turns to

be nice to my sister. This was,

her fault.

my terms. “Cora,” he continues, “what did the

ask you to…forget anything? Or do anything

the side and

and there was a white light…and

“and you didn’t know

folding her hands in her lap, looking if anything a little bored. “I thought,

that it was the right sample. I thought it was

good, Cora,” Leon murmurs reassuringly next to her. “You’re doing

comes onto her

Roger says again. “Did you ever see the priest again?” he asks, “after that

she says simply, with a little shrug. But then,

up, peering at her closely, and then looks at me, worried.

may have hit on something here

wrong question.

says, her voice a little

the bed and taking her hand. I’m probably blocking the remote investigators‘ view of Cora now,

hey, Ella,” she says, her voice wavering

said you don’t remember seeing the man

did you ever see him

lip starting to tremble. She turns to me, unseeing, and grasps my

tightly. “Ella…”

between her and

sister goes rigid with terror, her eyes flying open,

screams.

are unending – she barely draws breath before the next

antidote!” I shout, throwing my body across her, working to hold her, to keep

side, his hands shaking. But suddenly Roger

his hands – leaning over and injecting Cora

first shot and all the time she’s screaming, a sound of pure

her face, calling her name – and

and she

both of my hands to her cheeks as tears slip down her face. She looks at me,

to sob.

sister in my arms, climbing fully onto the bed

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