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 –”

a bat into hell,” he mutters, his frustrated expression matching Cora’s. “It wasn’t

then turning back to me. Roger 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 head

the investigators.

There wasn’t anything on my phone when I woke up from my nap at 9 –

and looping my arm with

her off. “Sinclair brought in his team of investigators – the ones who were working

– and they wanted to…clear you. Before

me?” Cora

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

house. Rafe flinches and starts to cry, still

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

I was a suspect! After everything!” Cora says, her voice

to mollify her because, honestly, it was more like six hours. “And obviously you were cleared! So!” I shrug and

then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls her hands down her face,

Cora says, her voice as

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

office. “Forgive my

she says, nodding. “I get it. But, what

he slowly walks over to us. “You have more knowledge of it than the rest of us – you were there. We’d

I’ll tell you everything. But don’t your investigators have the notes?” Cora asks, confused, “from the

both of Cora’s hands. The

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

to do

smile still pasted on my face. “It just makes

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