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

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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.

of the room and pound down the stairs, looking

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

“Is it

I realize that he doesn’t

both stride to

a little moan of relief, sinking against Sinclair as

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

tears filling my eyes as

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

baby,” I

my sister, but well, in this moment, all I care 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

of course –

Cora says, shrugging at me. “We were in the storm for a

didn’t have a charger?”

didn’t plan to

cord

there wasn’t one –”

“at a gas station

my eyes with her own wide with

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

to get

I say, sniffing a little and wiping my angry

lose you, Cora. I was

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

right we should have called, or texted, or sent a smoke

fault. We were…” she

smirking smugly at me

the

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

to weather it out.” She doesn’t say anything

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

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

comment for good measure and then turning to Cora. “Does this mean – are you two –” I’m unable to

awe.

says smoothly, ignoring my

and Cora to take her

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