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.

the stairs, looking anxiously into my

I slip my hand into his as

his. “Is

doesn’t know he came to get me before

both stride to the front door,

of relief, sinking against Sinclair as my

and saying a few words before they both open their doors and climb

I cry, tears filling my

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,

the baby,” I mutter,

all I care about is that I have my sister back, safe. “Where

at all, of course – I made sure to hold

“We were

didn’t have a charger?” I ask,

plan to

charging cord

there wasn’t one

cry, “at a gas

my

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

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

I say, sniffing a little and wiping my

lose you, Cora. I

says, putting a warm arm around me.

slowly over to us. “You’re right we should have

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

he says, smirking smugly at me and sinking his

confused, looking between the

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

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

sitting here, for hours, worried to death, and you’re out there having motel

to him I see that he’s smirking at me

my god,” I repeat, taking a step forward to shove Roger for his comment for good measure

awe.

smoothly, ignoring my little shove and closing

Cora to take her

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