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.

dash out of the room and pound down the stairs, looking anxiously

I slip my hand into his as I reach

his. “Is it

doesn’t know he

we both stride to the front door, which Sinclair throws

sinking against

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

I cry, tears filling my eyes as I dash towards

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 crush

baby,”

this moment, all I care about is that I have my sister back, safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping back and wiping

all, of course – I

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

have a charger?” I ask,

to stay so

charging cord

wasn’t

have stopped,” I cry, “at a gas station

says, stepping forward and looking into my eyes with her own wide with

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

home, we just wanted to get here

say, sniffing a little and wiping

Cora. I

a warm arm around me. “I’m

we should have called, or texted, or sent

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

smugly at me and sinking

I ask, confused, looking between the

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

– we 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 everything

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

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

implications of this. “Oh my god,” I repeat, taking a step forward to shove Roger for his comment for good measure and then

awe.

says smoothly, ignoring my little shove and closing the

and Cora to

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