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 anxiously into my mate’s face

hand raised to take mine. I slip

“Is it

doesn’t know he came to get me before

both stride to the front

little moan of relief, sinking against Sinclair as my knees

I can see Roger, turning towards her and saying a few

cry, tears filling my eyes as I dash towards

too steadying steps backwards

the baby,”

all I care about is that I have my sister back, safe. “Where

it at all, of course – I made sure to hold

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

you didn’t have a charger?”

to stay so

cord in the

there wasn’t

I cry, “at

and looking into my eyes with her own wide with

We were fine. – we are fine! We didn’t want

get here quickly. I’m

say, sniffing a little and wiping my angry tears of relief away

lose you, Cora. I

arm around me. “I’m sorry,

to us. “You’re right we should

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

me and sinking his hands into

looking between the two of them.

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

a little at Roger, explains. “The storm was bad – we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it out.” She doesn’t say anything else but the big smile that creeps

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

I turn to him I see that he’s smirking at

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.

says smoothly, ignoring my little shove and

and Cora to take

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