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

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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

raised to take mine. I slip my hand into

leaving his. “Is

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

so, together, we both stride to the front door, which

sinking against Sinclair as my knees weaken,

– I can see Roger, turning towards her and saying a few words before they

my eyes as I dash towards

my arm around her neck. Cora takes too steadying steps backwards at the force of me, but wraps her arms around

the baby,” I mutter, angrily

that I have my sister back, safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping back and wiping at

not meaning it at all, of course – I made

says, shrugging at me. “We were in the

you didn’t have a charger?” I

plan to

in the

wasn’t one

I cry, “at a gas station

into my eyes with her

didn’t know you were so worried. We were fine. – we are fine! We didn’t want to

get here quickly. I’m

little and

can’t lose you, Cora. I was

a warm arm around me. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she

we should have called, or texted, or sent

our fault. We were…” she hesitates

me and sinking his hands into

between the two of them. “Distracted by what?”

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

mouth drops open.

to weather it out.” She

“I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to death, and you’re out there having

Roger quips, and when I turn to him I see

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.

my little shove and closing the distance

Cora to take her

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