#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

to take mine. I slip my hand

his. “Is it

he doesn’t know he came to get

both stride to the front door, which Sinclair

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

And behind her – I can see Roger, turning towards her and saying a few words before

I cry, tears filling my eyes as I dash towards her.

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 crush the

I mutter, angrily

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

all, of course – I made sure to hold Rafe to

at me. “We were in

didn’t have a charger?” I ask,

to stay so

charging cord in

wasn’t

cry, “at a gas station to buy one?!”

my eyes with her own

worried. We were fine. – we are fine! We didn’t want to stop

way home, we just wanted to get

a little and wiping my angry tears of relief away

Cora. I

warm arm around me. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she

us. “You’re right we should have called, or texted, or sent a

fault. We were…” she hesitates

at me and sinking his hands

between the

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

drops open.

chagrined 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

little. “I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to death, and you’re out there having motel

try it sometime, Ella,” Roger quips, and when I turn to him I see that he’s smirking at me again. “There’s nothing ‘ew‘

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 finish my

awe.

says smoothly, ignoring my little shove and closing the distance between

Cora to take

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