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.

down the stairs, looking anxiously into my mate’s face as

a hand raised to take mine. I slip my

his. “Is

anything and I realize that he doesn’t know he came

we both stride to the front door, which

of relief, sinking against Sinclair

Roger, turning towards her and saying a few words before they both

tears filling my eyes

a big smile as I throw myself at her, tossing my arm around her neck. Cora takes too steadying steps backwards at the force of me, but wraps her arms around

the baby,” I

safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping

meaning it at all, of course – I made

Cora says, shrugging at me. “We were in the storm for

a charger?” I

to stay so

charging cord in the

there wasn’t one

cry, “at a gas

Cora says, stepping forward and looking into my eyes with her own wide with shock.

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

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

should have,” I say, sniffing a little and wiping my angry tears of relief away from

you, Cora. I was

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

should have called, or texted,

We were…” she hesitates here, but Roger finishes

he says, smirking smugly at me

ask, confused, looking between the

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

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,

it sometime, Ella,” Roger quips, and when I turn to him I see that

for his comment for good

awe.

says smoothly, ignoring my little shove and closing the

to take her

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