Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

#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 wonton soup and

huffs, narrowing her eyes at Roger and 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.

the investigators.

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

and looping my arm with Cora’s at the elbow, pulling my sister

in his team of investigators – the ones who were working on the question of the switched

they wanted to…clear you. Before I was allowed to

Cora asks, confused.

pulling into a grimace.

house. Rafe flinches and starts to cry,

al work to settle we baby, bobbing him in my arms. “Obviously Sinclair and I don’t suspect you! But his team needs to be thorough, and you were the last one who we know had the sample! It makes

was a suspect! After everything!” Cora says, her voice softer now, but no less

because, honestly, it was more like

her 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 chin in two

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

at her, my eyes wide with apology. “You know that I know you have nothing to do

says, peeking out from the office. “Forgive my investigators

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

“You have more knowledge of it than the rest of

mean,” Cora says, running a hand through her hair. “Of course – I’ll tell you everything. But don’t your investigators have the

voice wheedling as I passes the baby to Sinclair and take both of Cora’s hands.

“Are you serious?

do

too–big smile still pasted on my face. “It just makes you remember! And then you’re just a little hungry