The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 314

Chapter 314 Ether Confessions

Ella

“I really must insist,” Leon says awkwardly, looking around at the packed guest bedroom, “that we…thin the crowd. Just a bit.”

“Well, I’m not leaving,” I say, stepping forward and bouncing Rafe in my arms as I look down at my sister laying on the bed. Cora is awkward and uncomfortable as she looks around at the collection of investigators, at Roger, at me, Rafe, and Sinclair, all standing around her. Leon sits primly squeezed into a chair at her side.

“Perhaps…the child?” Leon suggests and I sigh, realizing that he’s right. I turn to Sinclair, my eyes pleading. “Can you?” I ask. Sinclair blanches at me. “Ella – I have to be here to hear this ”

“Please,” I say, stepping towards him.” Maybe we can…like, is there a way to make a video feed? Or sound? So you can hear in another room?”

Leon’s eyebrows go up. “That would work,” he says, looking at Sinclair, who nods firmly, reaching out for Rafe.

“I owe you,” I whisper to him, standing on my toes to give him a kiss on the cheek and handing the baby to him. “I can’t leave her.”

“I understand,” Sinclair murmurs back, “I’ll send someone up with AV equipment in a few minutes.” He brushes my cheek with his thumb before signaling to the investigators to leave the room with him. I turn back to my sister and then blink when I see Roger still standing in the corner, his arms crossed.

“What are you still doing here?” I ask, surprised. Roger just stares at me for a moment, apparently appalled that I would ask. ” I’m the lead investigator on this, Ella!” he informs me, frustrated, throwing out an explanatory hand. “I need to be here! To ask questions! To guide the investigation!”

hands up placatingly. “I just didn’t know lead investigators were usually so pissy.” “Pissy!” Roger gasps, leaning forward to me, aghast. “Ella, I

hand towards him. “We need a calm environment

stares at Leon, his mouth open, shocked to have been put in his place so politely. “Yeah,” Cora says, grinning at

back against the wall with his eyes closed, taking a deep breath and raising a hand to press the bridge of his nose between his fingers. Sisters…” he mutters, “I am never again spending any time at all

himself and Leon prepares the ether shot.

sighs and leans her head back on the pillow, nodding to me and

her flinch. I grimace, knowing how tense she is about this. “I know that you’re aware of some of Ella’s experiences with hypnosis, but everyone’s journeys are a little different. I’m going to give you the shot, and then I’ll guide you back to your memories of that day. You’ll hear my voice, and then, when you’ve accessed your memories, Roger will join me in asking you

want?” Cora asks, looking anxiously up at the

We will stop whenever you’d like. And if you’d like to give permission to your sister as well, we can stop whenever she gives the word as well, if she sees that you are in distress. Would you like to give your sister

me for confirmation. I slowly bob my head, letting her know that I’ve got her

smiling around at Cora and Roger and me.

presses the needle to her arm, though I suppose that is

ether takes over and she quickly enters a dreamy half-awake state. I watch her, curious, wondering if I looked the same under Leon’s care. His eyes also on Cora, Roger comes and sits next to me on the bed, wanting to be closer to the action. I

Leon says quietly after a few minutes. “How

just fine,” she says, a peaceful smile on her face. “Where are you?” he asks. “I’m at my apartment,” Cora replies, her voice carefree. I blink, surprised. This is

side, starting to write a little. “And is this a happy place for you?” Cora shrugs and makes a noncommittal noise. “Eh.

smile, my heart warming to see her happiness. “I like to be helpful,” she says, her voice breezy.

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