#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 into his as I

his. “Is it “I gasp.

doesn’t say anything and I realize that he doesn’t know he came to get me before he

both stride to the front door, which

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

her and saying

filling my eyes as I

laughs, giving 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!” she says, still laughing a little. “Don’t crush

I

moment, all I care about is that I have my sister back, safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping back and wiping at my eyes, shifting Rafe again so that he’s safely against my chest.

at all, of course – I made

says, shrugging at me. “We were in the storm for

you didn’t have a charger?” I ask,

didn’t plan to stay so

charging cord in

wasn’t

stopped,” I cry, “at a gas station to

stepping forward and looking into my eyes with her

so worried. We were fine. – we

home, we just wanted to get here quickly.

and

“I can’t lose you, Cora. I was worried

she says, putting a warm arm around me. “I’m sorry, Ella,” she says, as Roger

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

she hesitates here, but Roger finishes for

smugly at me and sinking

ask, confused, looking between the two of

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

mouth drops open.

Just to weather it out.” She doesn’t say anything else but the big smile that

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

when I turn to him I see that he’s smirking at me again. “There’s nothing ‘ew‘ about

say, suddenly realizing the implications of this. “Oh my god,” I repeat, taking a step forward to shove Roger for his comment for good

awe.

my little shove and

Cora to

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