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

take mine. I slip my hand into his as

his. “Is it “I

realize that he doesn’t know

both stride to the front door, which Sinclair throws

a little moan of relief, sinking against Sinclair as

see Roger, turning towards her and saying a few words before

filling my

throw myself at her, tossing my arm around her neck. Cora takes too steadying steps backwards at

baby,” I mutter,

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

at all, of course

says, shrugging at me. “We were

didn’t have a

to stay

charging cord in the

there wasn’t one –”

cry, “at a gas

forward and looking into my eyes with her

We were

just wanted to get

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

“I can’t lose you, Cora. I was

warm arm around me. “I’m sorry,

should have called, or

We were…” she hesitates here,

he says, smirking smugly at me and sinking his

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

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

then Cora, a little chagrined but smiling a little at Roger, explains. “The storm was bad – we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it out.” She doesn’t say

for hours, worried to death,

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

a step forward to shove Roger for his comment for good measure and

awe.

ignoring my little shove and closing the distance

to take

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