Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Chapter 314

#Chapter 314 – 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 –”

hell,” he mutters, his frustrated expression matching Cora’s. “It wasn’t exactly peaceful heading into your apartment, which smelled like

his mouth to retort but I reach out and give him a little

the investigators.

didn’t you text me earlier if this happened hours ago? There wasn’t anything on my phone when

arm with Cora’s at the elbow, pulling my

what I’m about to say is going to piss her off. “Sinclair brought in his team of

and they wanted to…clear you. Before I

Cora

say, my mouth pulling into a grimace. “As a…suspect.”

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

I don’t suspect you! But his team needs to be thorough, and you were the

Cora says, her voice softer now,

hours,” 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 look at her pleadingly, “maybe move on

hands to her face and 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

you, Ella,” Cora says, her voice as pleading as

wide with apology. “You know that I know you have nothing to do

“Forgive my investigators – they were

understands. “Okay,” she says, nodding. “I get it. But, what

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

– I’ll tell you everything. But don’t your investigators have the notes?” Cora

and take both

“Are you serious? Ether?”

do

pasted on my face. “It just makes you remember! And then you’re just a little hungry afterwards,

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