#Chapter 327 – 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 pa*sing 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

bottom, a hand raised to take mine. I slip my hand

“Is it

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

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

sinking against Sinclair as my knees weaken, just a little,

And behind her – I can see Roger, turning towards her and saying a few words before they both open their doors and

filling my eyes as

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

the baby,” 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

of course – I made sure to

at me. “We

have a

didn’t plan to stay

cord

wasn’t one

stopped,” I cry, “at a gas station to buy

and looking into my

worried. We were fine. –

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

say, sniffing a little and wiping my angry

can’t lose you, Cora. I was worried I

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

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

were…” she hesitates here, but Roger finishes

at me and sinking his

looking between the two of

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth drops open.

a little at Roger, explains. “The storm was bad – we stopped…at a little motel. Just to

“I’m sitting here, for hours, worried to death, and you’re

him I see that he’s smirking at me again. “There’s

for his comment for good measure and

awe.

smoothly, ignoring my little shove and closing the

to

for so long that Cora’s smile

new worry in my eyes.

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