Chapter 328 – Reconnaissance

Ella

“As happy as this is,” Sinclair says, folding his arms over his chest and looking around at the four of us. “And it is happy,” he says, looking at Cora and Roger to let them know that he’s sincere. They nod their understanding. “We do still have a problem on our hands,” he says, nodding to Rafe

in my arms.

“Yes,” I say, looking eagerly up at Cora. “Henry found out some more about the cult – I’ll tell you

all about it. It’s…not good,” I say, with a little grimace.

“Oh,” she says, drawing her brows together. “Okay – yes, I want to hear everything.” I nod, tugging at her waist so that she’ll follow me into the house. Sinclair and Roger come close behind.

“Did you find anything else out?” Sinclair asks Roger.

“No,” Roger replies, a little apologetic. “Just what we sent you from the library. Was it useful?”

“Incredibly,” Sinclair confirms, thankful. “But yes, we found out more…”

My mate and I take Roger and Cora into the little office and tell them everything, seating Rafe in

a little swing that we’ve placed there temporarily since we’ve been spending so much time here.

working on this issue. They’re both as horrified as we were to discover that we likely have

someone in our midst who is working for the cult, who either has already betrayed us or will soon.

Though both wrack their minds they, like us, can’t come up with a viable candidate for who it is.

We need more information,” Sinclair growls, thoughtful, as he flips through what paperwork his

investigators have produced for the case, as if he might find something else there. I nod, agreeing,

but I look at Cora and see her fading a bit.

“You haven’t slept, have you?” I ask, concerned.

She smiles at me, apologetic, but shakes her head. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she says. “I want to help but I

think…”

I say, my voice definitive, swatting

forward to take Cora

say, putting a hand on his chest and

falling back a bit. “I said

his hands up. “I promise,” he says, “I just want

“We’ll figure it all out when you wake up, okay?” I say, giving her a little nudge towards

will.” And then she takes Roger’s hand and walks out the door and up the

his chest and sighing contentedly. He wraps his

against him. “They’re

for a moment, considering all the things that held them back

going to always be easy for them,” I sigh. “Not like it was for

him shake his head against the back of my neck.

in his arms and looking sincerely up at

other, and especially that I was a wolf

with us, it was

see what you mean,” he says, looking calmly down into my eyes. “But their love is a

to me. “Like ours. They’re going to work

hope so,” I sigh, resting my head against his chest and closing my eyes. “That’s

both of them.”

like a

up reasons why they can’t go, and it fills my heart

day to see them growing closer. To see the tiny little touches he places on her back when

say something in her ear, to see the way she turns her face up to him

his dark, wry little

me by the

go back to

I whine, tiling my head back on my neck

need you!”

don’t need me,” she says, taking her hands back and folding her arms

keep me in a little love bubble with Roger so

something.”

and giving

not changing my mind, Ella.

her say it but she holds a finger up, stopping me. “But I have a life. And

to go deal with all of that!

looking petulantly down at my shoes. “Did you seriously never

glancing

she says, raising a guilty hand to her forehead and

be a big girl and go…do

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