Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

#Chapter 315 – 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.

to be back

that she had no protests about a strange

her will and made her switch

me. I give Roger a hard nudge with my elbow

needs to be nice

her fault.

and nods, agreeing to my terms. “Cora,” he

ask you to…forget anything? Or do anything special

the side and considering.

there was a white light…and

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

she says, folding her hands in her lap, looking if anything a

was the right sample. I thought it

Cora,” Leon murmurs rea*suringly next to her.

onto her

again. “Did you ever see the priest again?”

says simply, with a little shrug. But then, a

Leon sits up, peering at her closely, and then looks

have hit on something

wrong question.

her voice a little

to her side, sitting back down on the bed and taking her hand. I’m probably blocking

Ella,” she says, her voice wavering a

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

that day…but did you

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

tightly. “Ella…”

say, worried, glancing between her

rigid with terror, her eyes flying open, and she

screams.

– her screams are unending – she barely

my body across her, working to hold her, to keep her down.

at her side, his

and

and all the time she’s screaming, a sound of

—

Cora now, reaching for her face, calling her name –

and she comes back

her cheeks as tears slip down her face. She looks

panting, starting to sob.

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

anxiety of the situation, watches us for a second

open and

right?” he gasps, moving briskly into the room, his team of