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.

down the stairs, looking anxiously

I slip my hand into his as

leaving his. “Is it “I

that he doesn’t know he came to get

stride to the front door,

sinking against

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

cry, tears filling my eyes as I

too steadying steps backwards at the force of me, but wraps her arms around

the baby,”

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

meaning it at all, of course – I

died,” Cora says, shrugging at me. “We were in the

a

plan to stay

charging cord

wasn’t

“at a gas station to buy

stepping forward and looking into my eyes with her

were fine. – we are fine! We didn’t

get here quickly. I’m sorry I

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

Cora. I was worried

says, putting a warm arm around me. “I’m

over to us. “You’re right we should have called,

fault. We were…” she hesitates here, but Roger finishes

at me and sinking

confused, looking between the two of them. “Distracted

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

storm was bad – we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it out.” She doesn’t say anything else but the big smile that creeps

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

good measure and then turning to Cora.

awe.

together,” Roger says smoothly, ignoring my little shove and closing the distance

to take

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