#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

opens his mouth to retort but I reach out and give him a little shove and turn to my sister. Clearly in a mood, Roger just shakes his

the investigators.

ago? There wasn’t anything on my phone when I woke up from my nap at 9 – and then all of a sudden

arm with Cora’s at

her off. “Sinclair brought in his

they wanted to…clear you. Before

Cora asks,

mouth pulling into a grimace. “As a…suspect.”

My sister shouts, her voice ringing out through the house. Rafe flinches

baby, bobbing him in my arms. “Obviously Sinclair and I don’t suspect you! But his team

After everything!” Cora

more like six hours. “And obviously you were cleared! So!” I shrug and look at her pleadingly, “maybe move on

slowly, she pulls her hands down her face, tucking them beneath her chin in two fists, a gesture

Cora says, her voice as pleading as

with apology. “You know that I know you have nothing to do with this just….please, let it

“Forgive my investigators – they were just following process and being thorough.”

“Okay,” she says, nodding. “I get it.

hands in his pockets as he slowly walks over to us. “You have more knowledge of it than the rest of us – you

through her hair. “Of course – I’ll tell you everything. But don’t your

both of Cora’s hands. The baby calms almost instantly in Sinclair’s arms. “How

face drops along with her jaw. “Are you serious? Ether?” she asks, awed. “Do

to do hypnosis?”

pasted on my face. “It just makes you remember! And then

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