#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 – ”

“It wasn’t exactly peaceful heading into your apartment, which smelled like

him a little shove and turn to my sister. Clearly in a mood, Roger just shakes his head and goes into the office, where Sinclair is still talking to some of the

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 – and then all of a sudden Roger’s pounding on my door

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

working on the question of the switched sperm sample before the war and they

“As a…suspect.” “WHAT!?” My sister shouts, her voice ringing out through the house. Rafe

him in my arms. “Obviously Sinclair and I don’t suspect

Cora says, her voice softer now, but no less

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 and

sister brings both of her hands to her face and covers it, taking a minute to breathe in deeply and then exhale. Then, slowly, she

Cora says, her voice as pleading as it is insistent. “Cora,” I say, shaking my head at her, my eyes wide with

from the office. “Forgive my

I see that she understands. “Okay,” she says, nodding. “I get it.

over to us. “You have more knowledge of it than the rest of

“Of course – se – 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 everything

take both of Cora’s hands. The baby calms almost instantly

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