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

bottom, a hand raised to take mine. I slip my hand into

his. “Is it “I gasp.

he doesn’t know he came to get me before he could

together, we both stride to the front door,

little moan of relief, sinking against Sinclair as my knees weaken,

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

filling my eyes as I dash towards her.

her, tossing my arm around her neck. Cora takes too steadying steps backwards

I mutter, angrily

but well, in this moment, all I care about is that I have my sister back, safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping

meaning it at all, of course – I made sure to hold Rafe

“We were in the storm for a long

you didn’t have a charger?” I ask,

didn’t plan to stay so

in the car?”

there wasn’t one

have stopped,” I cry, “at a gas station

Cora says, stepping forward and looking into my eyes with her

you were so worried. We were fine. – we are fine!

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

and

Cora. I

says, putting a warm arm around me.

should have called, or texted,

hesitates

he says, smirking smugly at me and sinking his hands into his

I ask, confused, looking between the two of them. “Distracted by

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

mouth drops open.

stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it out.” She doesn’t say anything else but the big smile that creeps across her face then says everything I need to know.

her a little. “I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to death,

when I turn to him

comment for good measure and then turning to Cora. “Does this

awe.

my little shove and closing

to take her hand.

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