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

a hand raised to take mine. I slip

his. “Is it

realize that he doesn’t know

both stride to the front door,

of relief, sinking against Sinclair as

behind her – I can see Roger, turning towards her and

cry, tears filling my eyes as

tossing my arm around her neck. Cora takes too steadying steps backwards at the force of me, but wraps her arms around me nonetheless. “Easy, sis!” she says, still laughing a little. “Don’t

baby,” I mutter,

safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping back and wiping at my eyes, shifting Rafe again so that he’s safely against my chest. “Why didn’t you

course –

“We were in the storm for a long time

didn’t have a charger?” I

plan to stay

charging cord in

wasn’t

cry, “at

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

We were fine. – we are fine! We

on the way home, we just wanted to get here quickly. I’m sorry I didn’t think

a little and wiping my

can’t lose you, Cora. I was

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

should have

were…” she

smirking smugly at me and sinking

looking between the

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

“I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to

to him I see that he’s smirking at me again. “There’s nothing

good measure and then turning to Cora. “Does this mean – are you two –” I’m unable to finish my sentence,

awe.

ignoring my little shove

Cora to

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