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.

room and pound down the stairs, looking anxiously into my

the bottom, a hand raised to take mine. I slip my hand into his as I reach

his. “Is

that he doesn’t know he came

stride to the front door, which Sinclair throws

relief, sinking against Sinclair as my knees

her and

my eyes as I dash

arm around her neck. Cora takes too steadying steps backwards at the force of me, but wraps her arms

baby,” I

safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping back and wiping at my eyes, shifting Rafe again so

at all, of course – I made

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

have a charger?” I

didn’t plan to stay so

charging cord in

there wasn’t

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

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

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

just wanted to get here

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

can’t lose you, Cora. I was

a warm arm around me. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she says, as Roger

us. “You’re right we should have called, or texted, or sent a

We were…” she

smirking smugly at me

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

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

him I

comment for good measure and then turning to Cora. “Does this

awe.

ignoring my little shove

and Cora to take

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