Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

#Chapter 313 – 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 –”

frustrated expression matching Cora’s. “It wasn’t exactly peaceful heading into your

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

the investigators.

when he’s gone, “why didn’t you text me earlier if this happened hours ago? There wasn’t anything on my phone when I woke up from my nap

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

his team of investigators – the ones who were working

war – and they wanted to…clear you. Before

Cora asks,

say, my mouth pulling into a grimace.

out through the house. Rafe flinches

Sinclair and I don’t suspect you! But his team needs to be thorough, and you were the last one

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

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

and then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls her hands

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

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

peeking out from the office. “Forgive my investigators – they

says, nodding. “I get it.

over to us. “You have more knowledge of it than the rest of us – you were there. We’d like to see if you remember anything from that afternoon that

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

Sinclair and take both of Cora’s hands. The baby calms almost instantly in Sinclair’s arms. “How do you feel about…trying a

drops along with her jaw. “Are you serious? Ether?” she

me to do hypnosis?”

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