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

hand raised to take mine. I slip my hand into

his. “Is it

and I realize that he doesn’t

stride to the front door,

against Sinclair as my knees

see Roger, turning towards her and saying a few words

cry, tears filling my eyes as I dash

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.

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

of course – I made sure to hold Rafe

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

have a

plan to stay so

charging cord

there wasn’t one

“at a gas

my eyes with her own

know you were so worried. We were fine. –

on the way home, we just wanted to get

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

Cora. I

around me. “I’m sorry,

right we should have called,

she hesitates here, but Roger finishes for

me

the two

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

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

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

sometime, Ella,” Roger quips, and when I turn to him I see that he’s smirking at me again. “There’s

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.

together,” Roger says smoothly, ignoring my little

Cora to take her

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