Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Chapter 316

#Chapter 316 – Determination

Ella

I gasp and quickly reach out my hand to clasp Roger’s. I feel that he is just as tense as I am as we

both sit on the end of the bed, staring at Cora.

Leon flicks his gaze to me and gives me a very subtle shake of his head and a tiny frown. It’s a small gesture, but the meaning is clear: I absolutely must not disturb Cora’s state. As a precaution, I raise a hand to my mouth and cover it, knowing that in the upcoming moments I may hear

details that make me react involuntarily.

Roger squeezes my other hand tightly as Leon continues.

“Cora,” Leon continues, curious. “I admit that I am intrigued by this man, this priest. Can you tell

me more about him? What details do you remember?”

“It’s…hard,” Cora says, and I see her brow ruffle. “He…he didn’t want me to remember.”

“That’s very frustrating,” Leon continues, his voice like honey. “Just tell me what you see.”

“He’s tall,” Cora says, her frown deepening. “He has pale skin and dark hair…he’s not old, but not

young. His robe is black.” She gives a little shrug and huffs a sigh through her nose. I can see that

she’s frustrated, even in her hypnotic state.

“That’s all right, Cora, that’s wonderful detail,” Leon says soothingly. I hear Roger’s mouth pop

open and snap my head to him, but Leon holds up one finger towards us, begging patience while

he continues.

“What happened next, my dear?” Leon asks.

“He told me,” she says, sighing, “to destroy the sample in my hand – to wash it down the sink, and then discard the vial. And then, once I did that,” she sighs, almost peaceful again, “he had me go to the other freezer – the one with the shifter samples and to take out number 7285692. So I did. And then I prepared that, and tested it for motility, and when it was ready,” she shrugs, “I went into the exam room and helped Ella.”

“Thank you, Cora,” Leon says smoothly, smiling at her. “That is wonderful detail. You’ve

remembered it all so beautifully.” Then, he turns to Roger and nods, giving him permission to take control of the investigation.

“Cora,” Roger says, releasing my hand and crossing his arms over his chest. “Can you hear me?”

“Roger?” she asks, her eyes still closed. “What are you doing here in my lab?”

“I’m just…visiting…” he says awkwardly, clearly not very good at the kind of play acting that Cora’s

hypnosis requires.

be back here,” she says,

little, as if remembering that she had no protests about a strange man in black

control of her will and

hard nudge with my elbow and

communicating that he needs to be nice

her fault.

to my terms. “Cora,” he continues, “what

you to…forget anything? Or do

to the side and

there was a white light…and then

sample,” Roger asks, “and you didn’t know to whom

her lap, looking if anything a little

that it was the right sample.

next to

onto her

says again. “Did you ever see the priest again?” he asks, “after that

with a little shrug. But then, a darkness passes over her

peering at her closely, and

Roger may have hit on something here but…..perhaps, just

wrong question.

voice

on the bed and taking her hand. I’m probably blocking the remote

she says, her voice wavering

I can. “You said you don’t remember seeing the man in

day…but did you ever see him

sister says, her lip starting to tremble. She turns to me, unseeing, and grasps my

tightly. “Ella…”

glancing between her and Leon,

terror, her eyes flying open, and she tilts back

screams.

are unending – she barely draws breath before the next

her, working to hold

startled, fumbles with the shot at her side, his hands

and injecting

all the time she’s screaming, a

—

Cora now, reaching for her face, calling

and she comes back

raising both of my hands to her cheeks

to

and I wrap my sister in my arms, climbing fully onto the

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