Chapter 354 – The Problem

Ella

Cora blinks rapidly in disbelief and my own mouth falls open. I see Roger go tense in his chair and feel Sinclair do the same beside me.

“Wha- what?” Cora asks, aghast, leaning forward to stare more closely at Henry. “The problem that is HankJ; FJA

Hank? What the hell kind of problem is Hank?”

I grimace a little when I see her get defensive and dart my eyes to Roger, seeing him rankle at it, just a little bit. Roger, I know, is jealous of Hank – not very jealous, not in a bad way. Just…as much as he doesn’t blame Cora for her previous hesitations, or hold them against her…

…well, he’s not going to be thrilled about Cora’s ex’s continued presence in our lives, is he? Especially when he sees Cora defend Hank like that..

“Please, Cora,” Henry says, putting a peaceful hand out towards her. “Just… hear me out.”

“What is wrong with Hank,” she insists, continuing to be angry, which just upsets Roger more. I glance at Sinclair, worried. His face is a mirror of my own.

“Please “Henry says again, leaning forward and staring at Cora only at Cora intensely. “I mean no insult. I just want to…discuss.”

her chair and crosses her arms over her chest again, not happy

concerned,” Henry continues, “about this man’s continued connection to

towards the table.

confused. “He’s he’s our doctor – he did such

Rafe. He was at your beck and call. He was very conveniently available when you were hurt after the temple and worked incredibly hard to

it out. “No,” Cora says, breaking in and shaking

frightened hand going to

but Henry

me and to Sinclair. “We also know that they tend to place their people in high-powered positions – lawyers, bankers, doctors. We also

covering his face with his hand. “How did we not see this

now. “Hank is not part of this – he –

to keep his temper even. “At a clinic that we

things for this family. I know him. I know that he only has good things in his heart,

a point. Henry does too we need to be careful, especially because we know that the Cult has a history of deploying sleeper agents. But Hank himself? He hasn’t given us a

Roger don’t nod along with me. Instead, they just quietly look away from Cora, not saying the words that echo in the

to him. That if he tricked all of us, then

her mouth shut and

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