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.

down the stairs, looking anxiously

raised to take mine. I slip my hand into his

his. “Is

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

together, we both stride to the

against Sinclair as my knees

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

filling my eyes as

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 the

baby,” I

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

of course

at me. “We were

have a

to

charging cord

wasn’t one –”

have stopped,” I cry, “at a

says, stepping forward and looking into my eyes with

so worried. We were fine. – we are

just wanted to get here quickly. I’m sorry I

and

lose you, Cora.

around me. “I’m

“You’re right we should have called, or

were…” she hesitates here, but Roger finishes for

he says, smirking smugly at me and sinking his hands

confused, looking between the two

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

little chagrined but smiling a little at Roger, explains. “The storm was bad – we stopped…at a little motel. Just to

I shout, shoving her a little. “I’m sitting here, for

turn to him I see that

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

awe.

smoothly, ignoring my little shove and closing the

Cora to

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