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.

the

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

his. “Is

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

both stride to the front door, which

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

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

my eyes as I

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

the baby,” I mutter,

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

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

at me. “We were in the storm

didn’t have a

didn’t plan to stay so

charging cord in the

wasn’t one

stopped,” I cry, “at a gas station

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

We were fine. – we are

way home, we just wanted to get

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

Cora. I was worried

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

we should have

our fault. We were…” she hesitates here,

smugly at me and sinking his hands into his

looking between the two

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

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

I shout, shoving her a little. “I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to death, and you’re out

I turn to him I see that

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 –” I’m unable to finish my sentence, my mouth hanging open in

awe.

ignoring my little shove and closing

Cora to

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