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.

of the room and pound down the stairs, looking anxiously into my mate’s

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

leaving his. “Is it

doesn’t

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

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

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

filling my eyes as

at her, tossing my arm around her neck. Cora takes too steadying steps backwards at the force of me,

the baby,”

as 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. “Why didn’t you

not meaning it at all, of course – I made sure

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

you didn’t have a charger?”

to

charging cord in

there wasn’t

I cry, “at a gas station

stepping forward and looking into my eyes with her own wide with shock. “I’m

worried. We were fine. – we are

wanted to get here

sniffing a little and wiping my angry tears of relief

“I can’t lose you, Cora. I was worried

didn’t,” she says, putting a warm arm around me. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she says, as

right we should have called,

she hesitates here, but Roger finishes for

me and sinking his hands into his

ask, confused, looking between the two of them.

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

then Cora, a little chagrined but smiling a little at Roger, explains. “The storm was bad – we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it out.” She

“I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to death, and you’re out there

and when I turn to him I see

my 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

awe.

smoothly, ignoring my little shove

to

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