#Chapter 328 – 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

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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.

I dash out of the room and pound down the stairs, looking anxiously into my mate’s face as he

raised to take mine. I slip my

leaving his. “Is it

realize that he doesn’t know he came to get me before he

so, together, we both stride to the front door, which Sinclair

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

turning towards her and saying a few words before they both

I cry, tears filling my eyes

as I throw myself at her, tossing my arm around her neck. Cora takes too steadying steps backwards at the force of me,

the baby,” I mutter, angrily

“Where were you?” I demand, stepping back

of course – I made sure to

phones died,” Cora says, shrugging at me. “We were

a charger?” I ask, exasperated.

to stay so

in the

there wasn’t one –”

“at a

looking into my eyes with her own

fine. – we are fine!

we just wanted to get here quickly. I’m sorry

I say, sniffing a little and

you, Cora. I

says, putting a warm arm around me.

we should have called,

our fault. We were…” she hesitates here, but

smugly at me and sinking his hands into his pockets.

I ask, confused, looking between the two

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

drops open.

– we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it out.” She doesn’t say anything else but the big smile that creeps across

ew!” I shout, shoving her a little. “I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to

I turn to him I see that he’s smirking at me

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

awe.

together,” Roger says smoothly, ignoring my little shove

Cora to take

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