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.
room and pound down the stairs, looking
I slip my
“Is
–
I realize that he doesn’t know he came to get me before
stride to the front door, which
–
a little moan of relief, sinking against Sinclair
Roger, turning towards her and saying a few words before they both open their doors
tears filling my eyes as
she laughs, 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 a little. “Don’t
—
the baby,” I mutter,
is that I have my sister back, safe. “Where were
at all, of course – I
died,” Cora says, shrugging at me. “We were in the
didn’t have a charger?” I ask,
plan to stay so
charging cord
wasn’t one –”
“at a gas station to
forward and looking into my eyes with her own wide with shock. “I’m
were fine.
home, we just wanted to get here quickly. I’m sorry I didn’t think
–
have,” I say, sniffing a little and wiping my angry tears of relief
can’t lose you, Cora. I was worried I
around me. “I’m sorry,
come slowly over to us. “You’re right we should have
–
she
at me and sinking his hands into
the two of them. “Distracted by
Cora blushes –
Blushes?!
My mouth drops open.
motel. Just to weather
for hours, worried to death, and you’re out there having motel
sometime, Ella,” Roger quips, and when I turn to him I see
of this. “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 –” I’m unable to finish my sentence, my mouth hanging
awe.
together,” Roger says smoothly, ignoring my little shove and closing the
and Cora to take her
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