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 anxiously into my

a hand raised to take mine. I slip

leaving his. “Is

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

stride to

sinking against

Roger, turning towards her and saying

my eyes as I dash

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

baby,” I mutter,

side as I hugged my sister, but well, in this moment, all I care about is that I have my sister back, safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping back

meaning it at all, of course – I made sure

me. “We were in the storm for

have a charger?” I

plan to stay

cord in the

there wasn’t one –”

cry, “at a gas station to

Cora says, stepping forward and looking into my eyes with her own wide with shock. “I’m

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

the way home, we just wanted to get here quickly. I’m sorry I

sniffing a little and wiping

“I can’t lose you, Cora. I was

says, putting a warm arm around me. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she says,

us. “You’re right we should have called, or texted, or

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

at me and sinking his hands into his

between the two of

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

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

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

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

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 open

awe.

ignoring my little shove and

to take

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