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.

and pound down the stairs, looking anxiously into my

the bottom, a hand raised to take mine. I

his. “Is it

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

both stride to the front door, which

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

her – I can see Roger, turning towards her and saying a few

tears filling my eyes as I

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 me nonetheless. “Easy, sis!” she says, still laughing a little. “Don’t crush

baby,”

have my sister back, safe. “Where were you?” I

of course – I made sure

me. “We were in the storm for a long

have a

to

cord

there wasn’t one

I cry, “at a gas station to

stepping forward and looking into my eyes with her own wide

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

home, we just wanted to get here quickly. I’m sorry I didn’t think

should have,” I say, sniffing a little and wiping my angry

can’t lose you, Cora. I was

arm around me.

to us. “You’re right we should have

our fault. We were…” she hesitates here, but

at me and sinking his hands into his

confused, looking between the two of them.

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

Just to weather it out.” She doesn’t say anything else but the big smile

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

turn to him I see that he’s

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

and Cora to

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