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

to take mine. I slip my hand into

leaving his. “Is it

realize that he doesn’t know he

both stride to the front

Sinclair as my knees weaken, just a little,

and saying a few words before they both open

filling my eyes as I

backwards at the force of me, but wraps her arms around me nonetheless. “Easy, sis!” she says, still laughing a little. “Don’t crush the

baby,” I

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 my chest. “Why didn’t you

meaning it at all, of course – I made sure

says, shrugging at me. “We were in the storm for

you didn’t have a charger?” I ask,

plan to stay so long

charging cord in

wasn’t

I cry, “at a gas station

forward and looking into my eyes with her own wide

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

home, we just wanted to get here quickly. I’m sorry I didn’t think

I say, sniffing a little and wiping my angry tears

you, Cora.

arm around me.

over to us. “You’re right we should have

fault. We were…” she hesitates here,

he says, smirking smugly at me and sinking

looking between the two of them. “Distracted by

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

mouth drops

– we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it out.” She doesn’t say anything else but

for hours, worried to death, and you’re out there having

turn to him I see that he’s smirking at me again. “There’s nothing ‘ew‘

god,” 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

awe.

Roger says smoothly, ignoring my little shove and closing the distance between

and Cora to take

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