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

raised to take mine. I slip my hand into his as I reach him, my

“Is it

that he doesn’t know he

to

relief, sinking against Sinclair as my knees weaken, just a

behind her – I can see Roger, turning towards her and saying a few words before they both open their

filling my eyes as I dash

steadying steps backwards at the force of me, but wraps her arms around me nonetheless. “Easy, sis!” she says, still laughing

baby,” I

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

not meaning it at all, of course – I

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

didn’t have a charger?” I ask,

to

charging cord in the

wasn’t one

cry, “at a gas

says, stepping forward and looking into my eyes with her own wide with shock. “I’m

didn’t know you were so worried. We were fine. – we are

get here quickly. I’m sorry I didn’t think

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

lose you, Cora. I was worried

arm around

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

our fault. We were…” she

smugly at me and sinking his hands into his

between the two

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 smile

here, for hours, worried

to him I see

god,” I repeat, taking a step forward to shove Roger for his comment for good measure and then turning to Cora. “Does this mean

awe.

smoothly, ignoring my

and Cora to take her

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