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 into my mate’s face

mine. I slip my hand into his as I

his. “Is

doesn’t know he came to get

so, together, we both stride to the front

I give a little moan of relief, sinking against Sinclair as my

can see Roger, turning towards her and saying a few words before they

tears filling my eyes as

steps backwards

baby,” I

“Where were you?” I demand, stepping back and wiping at my eyes,

all, of course – I made sure to hold Rafe

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

have a charger?”

to

cord in the

wasn’t one

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

Cora says, stepping forward and looking into my eyes with

We were

we just wanted to get

say, sniffing a little and wiping my angry tears of relief away from

you, Cora.

didn’t,” she says, putting a warm arm around

over to us. “You’re right we should

fault. We were…” she hesitates here, but

he says, smirking smugly at me and

looking between the two of them. “Distracted

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

then Cora, a little chagrined but smiling a little at Roger, explains. “The storm was bad – we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it out.”

I shout, shoving her a little. “I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to death, and you’re out there

Roger quips, and when I turn to him

for his comment for good measure and then turning

awe.

ignoring my little shove and closing the distance

to

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