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.

pound down the stairs, looking

to take mine. I slip my hand into

“Is it

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

together, we both stride to the front door, which Sinclair throws

of relief, sinking against Sinclair as

see Roger, turning towards her and saying a few words

tears filling my eyes as

giving me a big smile 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 me nonetheless. “Easy, sis!” she says, still laughing

baby,”

as I hugged 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

all, of course – I made sure

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

you didn’t have a charger?” I ask,

plan to stay so

cord

wasn’t

stopped,” I cry, “at a gas station to

into my

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

get here

little and wiping my angry tears of

can’t lose you, Cora. I was worried

around me. “I’m

over to us. “You’re right we should have called,

she hesitates here,

at me and sinking

confused, looking between the two of them. “Distracted

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

a little motel. Just to weather it

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

and when I turn to him I see that he’s smirking at me again. “There’s

I repeat, taking a step forward to shove Roger for his comment for good measure and then turning to Cora. “Does this mean – are you two –” I’m unable to finish my

awe.

ignoring my little shove and closing the

and Cora to take

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