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.

pound down the stairs, looking anxiously into my mate’s face as

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

his. “Is

and I realize that he doesn’t know

both stride to the

against Sinclair as

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

I cry, tears filling my eyes as

too steadying steps backwards at the force of me,

the baby,”

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

all, of course – I made sure to

at me. “We were in the storm for a long

have a charger?” I ask,

to

cord in the

there wasn’t one

I cry, “at a gas station to buy

into my eyes with

worried. We were fine. – we are fine! We

wanted to get here quickly. I’m sorry I

should have,” I say, sniffing a little and

can’t lose you, Cora. I was

arm around me. “I’m sorry, Ella,”

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

It’s our fault. We were…” she

smugly at me and

between the two of them. “Distracted by

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

– we stopped…at a little motel. Just to

I shout, shoving her a little. “I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to death, and

I turn to him I see that he’s smirking at me again. “There’s nothing ‘ew‘ about

Roger for his comment for good measure and then turning

awe.

my little shove and

and Cora to take her

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