#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 – ”

Suddenly she scowls, turning fully to glare at Roger coming down the hall towards us. “The way this one was pounding on my door, flying around like a bat out of hell – ”

his frustrated expression matching Cora’s. “It wasn’t exactly peaceful heading into

a little

hours ago? There wasn’t anything on my phone when I woke

at the elbow, pulling my sister close because I know what I’m about to say is

before the war and

into a grimace. “As a…suspect.” “WHAT!?” My sister shouts, her voice ringing out through the house. Rafe flinches and starts to cry,

work to settle the 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 last one who we know had the

Cora says, her voice softer now, but no

mollify her because, honestly, it was more like six

taking a minute to breathe in deeply and then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls her hands

insistent. “Cora,” I say, shaking my head at her, my eyes wide with apology.

peeking out from the office. “Forgive my investigators – they were just following process and being

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

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

her hair. “Of course – se – I’ll tell you everything. But don’t your investigators have the notes?” Cora

too-eager smile. “Well…” I 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

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