#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

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.

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

I slip my hand into his

“Is

doesn’t know he came to get

together, we both stride to the front door, which Sinclair throws open.

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

towards her and saying a few words before they both open their doors and

cry, tears filling my eyes as

me a big smile as I throw myself at her, 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!”

I mutter, angrily

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

at all, of course – I made sure to

at me. “We were in the

have a

didn’t plan to

charging cord in the car?”

there wasn’t one –”

“at a gas station to

forward and looking into my eyes with her own wide with shock.

so worried. We were fine. – we are

on the way home, we just wanted to get here quickly.

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

lose you, Cora. I was worried I did.”

me. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she says,

“You’re right we should have called,

were…” she hesitates here, but Roger finishes

smugly at me and sinking

the two of them. “Distracted

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

drops open.

but smiling a little at Roger, explains. “The storm was bad – we stopped…at a little motel. Just to weather it out.” She doesn’t say anything else but the big smile that creeps across her face then says everything I need to know.

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

quips, and when I turn to him I see that he’s smirking at me again. “There’s

of this. “Oh my god,” I repeat, taking a step forward to shove Roger for his comment for good measure and then turning to Cora. “Does this mean – are you two –” I’m unable to

awe.

together,” Roger says smoothly, ignoring my little shove and closing

Cora to take her hand.

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