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.

dash out of the room and pound down the stairs, looking

take mine. I slip my hand into his as I reach him,

his. “Is

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

stride to

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

towards her and saying a few words before they

I cry, tears filling my eyes as I dash

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!” she says, still laughing

the baby,”

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 safely against my chest. “Why didn’t

of course

at me. “We were in

didn’t have a

didn’t plan to stay so

charging cord

there wasn’t

I cry, “at a gas station

stepping forward and looking into my eyes with her own wide with shock. “I’m

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

the way 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 tears

you, Cora. I was worried I

a warm arm around me. “I’m

should

were…” she hesitates here, but Roger

he says, smirking smugly at me and sinking his hands into

ask, confused, looking between the two

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather

for hours, worried to death,

Ella,” Roger quips, and when I turn to him I see

good measure and then turning to Cora. “Does this mean – are you two –”

awe.

my

Cora to

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