Chapter 273 – Cora’s Gift
3(rd) Person
Cora almost skids to a stop as she flies into Ella’s hospital room. “What,” she gasps. “What is it – is she –”
But Sinclair is just standing at the side of Ella’s bed, his hands pressed deep into his pockets, staring at the door as if he was waiting for her. Cora bites her words back, knowing that if Ella had …well, Sinclair wouldn’t just be standing still. He’d be tearing the world to pieces.
Cora lets out a deep breath, her eyes trailing down to her sister in the bed. God, she looks so fail just laying there, wired up to all of those machines. Her passionate sister, so full of life, looks like a little bird crumpled up in that bed…
“She’s fine,” Sinclair snaps, bringing Cora’s eyes back to him. Roger comes into the room then as well and Sinclair’s eyes flick to him, a little surprised. After all, he hadn’t called for Roger, he’d called for Cora. Apparently, they’d been together.
Sinclair didn’t let himself think about why. He didn’t care. His attention returns to Cora alone. “Give it back to her,” Sinclair demands, his voice even and controlled. “What?” Cora asks, standing up straight. “Give what back? I didn’t take anything -”
“What’s going on, Dominic?” Roger asks, stepping in front of Cora, realizing that his brother is worked up about something. “Tell us. We need to understand.”
Frustrated at not being immediately obeyed, Sinclair takes a deep breath and steels himself, trying to will patience into his body, even though he’s run completely out of it. He just wants this done. Wants her back.
lights up with this news and she opens her mouth to ask a thousand questions, but Sinclair keeps going. “Ella is strong in her spirit, but the doctor says her body
open at his accusation and a hand flies to her breast. “Sinclair,” she breathes,”
to give it back.” He takes a step towards her now, as if he’d rip it from her
warns, taking a step closer to his brother. “Easy, Dominic.
their dual stare. Her breath comes faster as she quickly sorts through her thoughts. Is this her fault?
carefully.
she stares at the ground, trying to piece it together. “I don’t know? I didn’t mean…I didn’t mean to? But he might
to keep the energy in the room calm, feeling like he’s walking in a minefield
looking between the brothers. “But will that be good
to growl then and
Sinclair visibly fights his instincts to force Cora to do his bidding, to save his mate. But Roger is right – terrifying the girl isn’t helping, so he forces himself to take two steps back, to return to his
as Sinclair backs off. She looks between the brothers, hesitating. “Are you sure you want me
the open door. “Do
all he can. He’s out of this now. This is between us. Between… the two of you.” It kills him to say it, to admit – however tacitly that there’s nothing he himself
it’s a gift – I don’t think it can hurt her.” Cora’s lip begins to tremble then as she thinks about it
the side of Ella’s bed, taking her sister’s hand. “Um,” she says, looking around.
it. As he moves away, Cora tucks her legs up beneath her so that she’s seated cross–legged, as she
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