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.
the room and pound down the stairs, looking anxiously into my mate’s face as
to take mine. I slip my
leaving his. “Is it
–
doesn’t say anything and I realize that he doesn’t know he came to get
we both stride to the front door, which
–
against Sinclair as my knees weaken, just a little, as
her and saying a few words before they both open their
tears filling my eyes
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 crush
—
baby,” I mutter,
is that I have my sister back, safe. “Where were you?” I demand,
it at all, of course – I
says, shrugging at me. “We were in
have a charger?” I ask,
to stay so
cord
there wasn’t one
stopped,” I cry, “at a gas station
Cora says, stepping forward and looking into my
I didn’t know you were so worried. We were fine. – we are fine! We didn’t
the way home, we just wanted to get here quickly. I’m sorry I didn’t think of
–
little and wiping my angry tears of
can’t lose you, Cora. I was worried
says, putting a warm arm around
come slowly over to us. “You’re right we should have called, or texted, or sent a
–
It’s our fault. We were…” she hesitates here, but Roger finishes
smugly at me and sinking his hands
looking between the two of them.
Cora blushes –
Blushes?!
My mouth drops open.
Roger, explains. “The storm was bad – we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it
“I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to death, and you’re out there
when I turn to him I see that
“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 –”
awe.
together,” Roger says smoothly, ignoring my
and Cora to take
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