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

–

she scowls, turning fully to glare at Roger coming down the hall towards us. “The way this one was pounding on

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

narrowing her eyes at Roger and then turning back to me. Roger opens his mouth to retort but I reach out and give him a little shove and turn to my sister. Clearly in a mood, Roger just shakes his head and goes

the investigators.

gone, “why didn’t you text me earlier if this happened hours ago? There wasn’t anything on my phone when I woke up from my nap at 9

looping my arm with

in his team of investigators

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

Cora asks,

I say, my mouth pulling into a

voice ringing out through the house. Rafe flinches

suspect you! But his team needs to be thorough, and you were the last

suspect! After everything!” Cora says, her voice softer now, but no less

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

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

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

“You know that I know you have nothing to do with this just….please, let it pass.”

Cora,” Sinclair says, peeking out from the office. “Forgive my investigators – they were just following process and being thorough.”

she says, nodding. “I get it. But, what can I

need to go back to that day,” Sinclair says, his hands in his pockets as 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 from that afternoon that

But don’t your investigators have the notes?” Cora asks, confused, “from the

to Sinclair and take both of Cora’s hands. The baby calms almost instantly in Sinclair’s arms. “How do you feel about…trying a little recreational drug

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

to do hypnosis?”

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