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
to take mine. I slip my
“Is
–
and I realize that he doesn’t know he came to get me before he could
the front
–
relief, sinking against Sinclair as my knees weaken, just a
her – I can see Roger, turning towards her and saying a few words before they both open
cry, tears filling my eyes as
around her neck. Cora takes too steadying steps backwards at the force of me, but wraps her arms around
—
I mutter,
I care about is that I have my sister back, safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping back and wiping at my eyes, shifting Rafe again so that he’s safely against
not meaning it at all, of course – I
“We were in the storm for
have a charger?” I ask, exasperated.
plan to stay
in
there wasn’t
a gas station to
says, stepping forward and looking into my
We were fine. – we are fine! We didn’t want to
home, we just wanted to get here quickly. I’m
–
you should have,” I say, sniffing a little and wiping my
“I can’t lose you, Cora. I was worried
putting a warm arm around me. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she says,
right we should have called, or texted, or sent a
–
our fault. We were…” she hesitates
me and sinking
confused, looking between the
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
I shout, shoving her a little. “I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to death, and you’re out
Roger quips, and when I turn to him
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 sentence, my mouth
awe.
together,” Roger says smoothly, ignoring my little shove and closing the distance
Cora to take her
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