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.
and pound down the
raised to take mine. I slip my hand
“Is it
–
say anything and I realize that he doesn’t
together, we both stride to the front door, which
–
against Sinclair as my knees weaken, just
her and saying a few words before they both open their
I cry, tears filling my eyes as I dash towards
I throw myself at her, tossing my arm around her neck. Cora takes too steadying steps
—
baby,” I mutter,
but well, in this moment, all I care about is that I have my sister back, safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping back and wiping at my eyes,
meaning it at all, of course – I made sure
at me. “We
didn’t have a charger?”
plan to stay
cord
wasn’t one
“at a
into my eyes with her own wide with
were so worried. We were fine. – we are fine! We didn’t
we just wanted to get here quickly. I’m sorry I didn’t think
–
say, sniffing a little and wiping
can’t lose you, Cora.
putting a warm arm around me. “I’m
us. “You’re right we should have called, or texted, or
–
she hesitates here, but
he says, smirking smugly at me
ask, confused, looking between the two of them. “Distracted by
Cora blushes –
Blushes?!
My mouth drops open.
a little at Roger, explains. “The storm was bad – we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it out.” She doesn’t say anything
little. “I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to death, and you’re out
and when I turn to him I see that he’s smirking at me again. “There’s
my god,” I say, suddenly realizing the implications of this. “Oh my god,” I repeat, taking a step forward to shove Roger for his comment for good
awe.
smoothly, ignoring my little shove and closing
and Cora to
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