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

–

the hall towards us. “The way this one

mutters, his frustrated expression matching Cora’s. “It wasn’t exactly

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

the investigators.

text me earlier if 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

my arm with Cora’s at the elbow, pulling my

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

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

Cora asks, confused.

I say, my mouth pulling into a grimace. “As

shouts, her voice ringing out through the house. Rafe flinches and starts to

“Obviously Sinclair and I don’t suspect you! But his team needs to be thorough, and you were the last one who we know had

I was a suspect! After everything!” Cora

like, three hours,” I reply, rolling my eyes and wishing to mollify her because, honestly, it was more like six

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 from our childhood when she was truly upset.

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

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

“Forgive my investigators

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

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

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

smile. “Well…” I say, my voice wheedling as I passes the baby to Sinclair and take both of

drops along with her jaw. “Are you serious? Ether?” she

to do

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