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.
pound down the stairs, looking anxiously into my mate’s face as
at the bottom, a hand raised to take mine. I slip my hand into his as I reach him, my
his. “Is
–
and I realize that he doesn’t know
both stride to the
–
against Sinclair as
see Roger, turning towards her and saying a few words before they both open their doors
I cry, tears filling my eyes as
too steadying steps backwards at the force of me,
—
the baby,”
sister back, safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping back and wiping at my
all, of course – I made sure to
at me. “We were in the storm for a long
have a charger?” I ask,
to
cord in the
there wasn’t one
I cry, “at a gas station to buy
into my eyes with
worried. We were fine. – we are fine! We
wanted to get here quickly. I’m sorry I
–
should have,” I say, sniffing a little and
can’t lose you, Cora. I was
arm around me. “I’m sorry, Ella,”
over to us. “You’re right we should have called, or texted, or sent a
–
It’s our fault. We were…” she
smugly at me and
between the two of them. “Distracted by
Cora blushes –
Blushes?!
My mouth drops open.
– we stopped…at a little motel. Just to
I shout, shoving her a little. “I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to death, and
I turn to him I see that he’s smirking at me again. “There’s nothing ‘ew‘ about
Roger for his comment for good measure and then turning
awe.
my little shove and
and Cora to take her
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