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.

out of the room and pound down the stairs, looking anxiously into my mate’s face as

a hand raised to take mine. I slip

his. “Is

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

we both stride to the front door, which Sinclair throws

of relief, sinking against

turning towards her and saying a few words before they both

tears filling my eyes as

neck. Cora takes too steadying steps backwards at the force of

the baby,” I

I have my sister back, safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping back and wiping at my eyes, shifting Rafe again so that he’s safely against my chest. “Why

course – I made sure to

me. “We were in the storm for a long

didn’t have a

didn’t plan to

cord

wasn’t one

I cry, “at a gas station to buy

looking into my eyes

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

we just wanted to get here quickly. I’m sorry I didn’t think of

have,” I say, sniffing a little and wiping my angry

lose you, Cora. I was worried I

around me. “I’m sorry, Ella,”

should have called, or

were…” she hesitates here, but Roger finishes for

me and sinking his

ask, confused, looking between the two of them. “Distracted

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

to weather it out.” She doesn’t say anything else but the big smile that creeps across her face then says

ew!” I shout, shoving her a little. “I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to death,

it sometime, Ella,” Roger quips, and when I turn to him I see that he’s smirking at me again. “There’s nothing ‘ew‘

shove Roger for his comment for good measure and then turning to Cora. “Does this mean – are you two

awe.

ignoring my

and Cora to take her

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