Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 327: Back to the Real World 

Ella

I’m sitting anxiously by Rafe’s basinet, watching him sleep, while my mind wanders impatiently

elsewhere. It’s been twenty–four hours since we heard from Cora and Roger and I feel, just a tiny

little bit, that every passing minute is a knife in my heart.

Where is my sister? I wonder to myself, sighing as I look down at my baby and honestly barely

seeing him. 1

It’s okay, my wolf says to me, rubbing her body warmly against my poor aching heart, nuzzling

me with her snout. Roger will take care of her – I know it. He can’t not.

But what if he couldn’t, I think anxiously, my mind turning inevitably to that freak storm that

they hit – the storm which separated them from their guards, which seemed….just, too precise.

Too convenient. To perfect to be coincidence. What if the cult trapped them? And hurt them both?

I wail, inwardly, my wolf giving in a little and sitting back on her haunches to raise her nose to the

sky and howl a little along with me. She still believes, but she’s overwhelmed, a little, by my

despair, even though inwardly she keeps the faith.

“Ella!” I hear Sinclair shout from downstairs. I jump a little, turning towards the door, but I freeze,

not allowing myself to hope. If it was bad news – he wouldn’t be shouting from downstairs –

But something very urgent could be happening so he can’t come up –

“Ella!” he calls again. “Come down! There’s a car in the drive!”

I gasp, leaning down to quickly scoop Rafe up into my arms. He gives a little half–hearted cry of

protest and I know that I should leave him here to sleep more – but damn it, with the cult out

there looking for him, there’s no way I’m leaving him out of one of his parents‘ sight for an instant.

Not until I know he’s safe.

I dash out of the room and pound down the stairs, looking anxiously into my mate’s face as he

stands at the bottom, a hand raised to take mine. I slip my hand into his as I reach him, my eyes

his. “Is it “I

–

doesn’t say anything and I realize that he doesn’t know he

we both stride to the

–

against Sinclair as my

saying a few words before they both open their

tears filling my eyes

takes too steadying steps backwards at the force of me, but wraps her arms around me nonetheless.

—

the baby,” I mutter, angrily

moment, all I care about is that I have my sister back, safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping

at all, of course – I made sure to hold Rafe to

at me. “We were in the storm for a

you didn’t have a charger?” I

to stay so long

charging cord in the

there wasn’t one

have stopped,” I cry, “at a gas station to buy one?!”

looking into my eyes with her own wide with

were fine. – we are fine! We

way home, we just wanted to get here quickly.

–

a little and

can’t lose you, Cora. I

me. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she says, as

right we should have called, or texted, or sent a

–

were…” she hesitates here,

smugly at me and sinking his hands

ask, confused, looking between the two of them. “Distracted

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

mouth drops

little at Roger, explains. “The storm was bad – we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it out.” She doesn’t say anything else but the big smile that creeps across her face then says

sitting here, for hours, worried to death, and you’re out there having motel sex!?”

I turn to him I see that he’s smirking at

I say, suddenly realizing the implications of this. “Oh my god,” I repeat, taking a step forward to shove Roger for his comment for good measure and then turning to Cora. “Does this mean – are you two –” I’m unable to finish my

awe.

says smoothly, ignoring my little shove and

to take her

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