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

at the bottom, a hand raised to take mine. I slip my hand into his as

his. “Is it “I

realize that he doesn’t know he came to get me

stride to the front door, which Sinclair throws

against Sinclair as my knees weaken, just a little,

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

filling my eyes as

takes too steadying steps backwards at the force

baby,”

“Where were you?”

all, of course – I made

died,” Cora says, shrugging at me. “We

you didn’t have a charger?”

to stay so

charging cord in

wasn’t one

I cry, “at a gas

says, stepping forward and looking into my eyes with her

were fine. – we are fine! We didn’t

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

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

Cora.

warm arm around me. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she says, as Roger

we should have called, or texted, or

We were…” she hesitates here, but Roger

at me and sinking

ask, confused, looking between the two

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

was bad – we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it out.” She doesn’t say anything else but the

for hours, worried to death, and you’re out

Ella,” Roger quips, and when I turn to him I see that he’s smirking at

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

awe.

Roger says smoothly, ignoring my

to take her

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