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.

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

to take mine. I slip my

leaving his. “Is it

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

we both stride to the front door, which

against Sinclair as my knees weaken, just a little, as

her and saying a few words before they both open their

tears filling my eyes

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 a little. “Don’t crush

baby,” I mutter,

is that I have my sister back, safe. “Where were you?” I demand,

it at all, of course – I

says, shrugging at me. “We were in

have a charger?” I ask,

to stay so

cord

there wasn’t one

stopped,” I cry, “at a gas station

Cora says, stepping forward and looking into my

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

the way home, we just wanted to get here quickly. I’m sorry I didn’t think of

little and wiping my angry tears of

can’t lose you, Cora. I was worried

says, putting a warm arm around

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

It’s our fault. We were…” she hesitates here, but Roger finishes

smugly at me and sinking his hands

looking between the two of them.

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

Roger, explains. “The storm was bad – we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it

“I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to death, and you’re out there

when I turn to him I see that

“Oh my god,” 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 –”

awe.

together,” Roger says smoothly, ignoring my

and Cora to take

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