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 –”

wasn’t exactly peaceful heading into your apartment, which smelled like

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. Clearly in a

the investigators.

hours ago? There wasn’t anything on my phone when I woke up

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

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

wanted to…clear you. Before I

Cora asks, confused.

I say, my mouth pulling into

voice ringing out through the house. Rafe

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

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

for like, three hours,” I reply, rolling my eyes and wishing to mollify her because, honestly, it was more like six hours. “And obviously you

to breathe in deeply and then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls her hands down her face, tucking them beneath her chin in two fists, a gesture I remember from our childhood when she was truly upset.

says, her voice as pleading as

I say, shaking my head at her, my eyes wide with apology. “You know that I know you have nothing to do with this just….please,

“Forgive my

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

hands in his pockets as he slowly walks over to us. “You have more knowledge of it

mean,” Cora says, running a hand through her hair. “Of course – I’ll tell you everything. But don’t your investigators have the notes?” Cora asks, confused, “from the last time we talked? I told you everything I know.”

baby to Sinclair and take both of Cora’s hands. The baby calms almost instantly

“Are you serious? Ether?” she asks, awed. “Do you

do

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