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

slip my hand into his as I reach him, my

leaving his. “Is

I realize that he doesn’t know he came to get me before he could

together, we both stride to the front door,

sinking against Sinclair as my knees weaken, just a little, as I

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

eyes as

I throw myself at her, tossing my arm around her neck. Cora takes too steadying steps backwards at the force

baby,” I mutter,

back, safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping back and wiping at my eyes, shifting Rafe

it at all, of course – I made

phones died,” Cora says, shrugging at me. “We were in the

didn’t have a charger?” I

plan to stay

in the car?”

wasn’t one

have stopped,” I cry, “at a

my eyes with her

were fine. – we are

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

sniffing a little and wiping my angry tears

Cora. I was worried I did.”

putting a warm arm around me. “I’m sorry,

“You’re right we should have called, or texted, or sent

hesitates here, but Roger finishes for

me and sinking his hands into his

between the two of them.

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

drops open.

was bad – we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it

a little. “I’m sitting here, for hours,

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

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

awe.

together,” Roger says smoothly, ignoring my little shove and closing the

and Cora to take her

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