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

a hand raised to take mine. I slip my hand

leaving his. “Is it “I

he doesn’t know

together, we both stride to the

moan of relief, sinking against Sinclair as my knees

towards her and saying a few words before they both open their doors and

filling my eyes as I dash towards her.

tossing my arm around her neck. Cora takes too steadying steps backwards at the force of me, but wraps her arms around me nonetheless. “Easy, sis!” she says,

the baby,” I

hugged my sister, but well, in this moment, all 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 my chest.

of course – I made sure to hold

Cora says, shrugging at me. “We were in the storm for a long time –”

you didn’t have a charger?”

didn’t plan to stay so

cord in the car?”

there wasn’t

a gas station to buy one?!”

looking into my eyes with

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

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

say, sniffing a little and wiping my angry tears of relief away from my

you, Cora. I was worried

around me. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she says, as Roger

come slowly over to us. “You’re right we should have called, or texted, or sent a smoke

hesitates

he says, smirking smugly at me and sinking his hands

confused, looking between the two of

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

mouth drops

“The storm was bad – we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it out.” She doesn’t say anything

here, for

should try it sometime, Ella,” Roger quips, and when I turn to him I see that he’s smirking at

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 hanging open

awe.

my little shove and closing the distance

to take her

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