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

–

fully to glare at Roger coming down the hall towards us. “The way this one was pounding on my door, flying around

frustrated expression matching Cora’s. “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 investigators.

happened hours ago? There wasn’t anything on my phone when I woke up from my nap at 9 – and then

and looping my arm with Cora’s at the elbow, pulling my sister

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

to…clear you. Before I

Cora asks, confused.

say, my mouth pulling into a grimace.

sister shouts, her voice ringing out through the house. Rafe flinches and starts to cry, still cuddled in my

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 the

Cora says, her voice softer now, but

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 shrug

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 I remember

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

my head at her, my eyes wide with apology. “You know that I know you have nothing to do with

my

she says, nodding. “I get it. But,

us. “You have more knowledge of it than the rest of us – you were there. We’d like to see

says, running a hand through her hair. “Of course – I’ll tell you everything. But don’t your

say, my voice wheedling as I passes the baby to Sinclair and take both of Cora’s hands. The baby calms almost instantly in Sinclair’s arms. “How do you feel about…trying

face drops along with her jaw. “Are you serious? Ether?” she asks, awed. “Do you – you want

to do hypnosis?”

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