#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

take mine. I slip my hand into

leaving his. “Is it

he doesn’t know

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

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

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

my eyes

smile as I throw myself at her, tossing my arm around her neck. Cora takes too steadying steps

the baby,” I mutter,

about is that I have my sister back, safe. “Where were you?” I demand, stepping back and wiping at my eyes, shifting Rafe again

of course – I

shrugging at me. “We

you didn’t have a charger?” I

didn’t plan to stay so

cord

there wasn’t

“at a

my eyes with her own wide with shock. “I’m

didn’t know you were so worried. We were fine. – we are fine!

way home, we just wanted to get

and wiping my angry tears of relief away

lose you, Cora. I

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

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

fault. We were…” she hesitates

smugly at me and sinking his hands into

the two of them.

Cora blushes –

Blushes?!

My mouth 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

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

sometime, Ella,” Roger quips, and when I turn to him I

good measure and then turning to Cora. “Does this mean – are you two –” I’m unable to finish my sentence, my mouth hanging

awe.

smoothly, ignoring my

Cora to

them, frozen in shock, for so long that Cora’s smile falters on her face and she

with new worry in my eyes. “Ella,” she

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