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 mate’s face

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

his. “Is it “I

anything and I realize that he doesn’t

stride to the front door, which Sinclair throws

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

can see Roger, turning towards her and saying a few words before they both open their

tears filling my

she laughs, giving me 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 me nonetheless. “Easy, sis!”

the baby,”

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

meaning it at all, of course – I

shrugging at me. “We were

a charger?” I ask,

plan to

charging cord in the

wasn’t

have stopped,” I cry, “at a

says, stepping forward and looking into my eyes with her own

worried. We were fine.

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

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

can’t lose you, Cora.

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

should have

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

at me and sinking his hands into

ask, confused, looking between the two of them. “Distracted

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

– we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it out.” She

for hours, worried to death, and you’re

I turn to him I

say, suddenly realizing the implications of this. “Oh my god,” I repeat, taking a step forward to shove Roger for his comment for good measure and then turning to Cora. “Does this mean

awe.

says smoothly, ignoring my little shove and

and Cora to

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