Surrogate For Alpha Dom

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

–

glare at Roger coming down the hall towards us. “The way this one was pounding on my

“It wasn’t exactly peaceful heading into your apartment, which smelled like wonton soup

and give him a little shove and turn to my sister. Clearly in a mood, Roger just shakes his head and goes into the office, where Sinclair

the investigators.

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

arm with Cora’s at the elbow, pulling

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

they wanted to…clear you. Before

me?” Cora asks,

say, my mouth pulling into

Rafe flinches and starts to cry, still cuddled in my arm.

me an exasperated look as op my am mers al work to settle we baby, bobbing him in my arms. “Obviously Sinclair and I don’t suspect you! But his team needs to be thorough, and you were

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

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

breathe in deeply and then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls her hands down her face, tucking them

hurt you, Ella,” Cora says, her voice as pleading as it is

with apology. “You know that I know you have

the office. “Forgive my investigators – they were just following process and being thorough.”

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

knowledge of it than the rest of us –

hair. “Of course – 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 everything I

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

serious? Ether?”

do hypnosis?”

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