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

I slip my hand

“Is it

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

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

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

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

I cry, tears filling my eyes as I dash towards her.

steadying steps backwards at the force of me, but wraps her arms around me nonetheless.

the baby,” I mutter,

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

of course – I made sure

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

have a charger?”

to stay

charging cord in the

wasn’t one

cry, “at a gas station to buy

into my eyes

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

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

a little and wiping my angry tears of relief away from my

you, Cora. I was worried I did.”

she says, putting a warm arm 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

were…” she hesitates here, but

smirking smugly at me and sinking his hands into

confused, looking between the two

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

drops

to weather it

“I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to

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

repeat, taking a step forward to shove Roger for his comment for good measure and then turning to Cora. “Does

awe.

Roger says smoothly, ignoring my little shove and closing

Cora to

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