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

the bottom, a hand raised to take mine. I

leaving his. “Is it “I

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

we both stride to

relief, sinking against Sinclair as my

towards her and saying a few words before they both open their

filling my eyes as I dash towards

steadying steps backwards at the force of me, but wraps her arms around

baby,”

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.

all, of course – I made sure to hold Rafe

Cora says, shrugging at me. “We

have a charger?”

plan to stay

charging cord

wasn’t one –”

I cry, “at a

and looking into my eyes with her own wide with

were so worried. We were

get here quickly. I’m sorry

little and

you, Cora. I was worried

she says, putting a warm arm around me.

to us. “You’re right we should have called, or texted, or sent

our fault. We were…” she hesitates here,

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

between the two of them. “Distracted

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it

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

Roger quips, and when I turn to him

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

awe.

smoothly, ignoring my

to

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