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.

down the stairs, looking

at the bottom, a hand raised to take mine. I slip my hand

leaving his. “Is it “I

he doesn’t know he came to get me before

stride to the front door, which Sinclair throws

I give a little moan of relief, sinking against

behind her – I can see Roger, turning towards her and saying a few words before

tears filling my eyes as I dash towards

around her neck. Cora takes too steadying steps backwards at the force of me, but wraps her arms around me nonetheless.

baby,” I

back, safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping back and wiping at my eyes, shifting

of course – I

at me. “We were in the storm for

have a charger?”

didn’t plan to stay so

cord in the

there wasn’t one

I cry, “at a gas station to buy

stepping forward and looking into my eyes with her

worried. We were fine. – we are fine!

the way home, we just wanted to get here

and wiping my angry tears of

“I can’t lose you, Cora. I was

didn’t,” she says, putting a warm arm around me. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she says, as Roger

should

It’s our fault. We were…” she

at me and sinking his

I ask, confused, looking between the two of

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it out.” She doesn’t say anything else but the big smile that creeps across her face then says

for hours, worried to death, and

it sometime, Ella,” Roger quips, and when I turn to him I see that

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 little shove and closing the distance

and Cora to

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