Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 333: Underground 

Cora picks up the third call and I narrow my eyes at her even though she can’t see me. I can tell she was screening my calls and only picked up because I’d never, ever triple-call her unless something had happened.

“Ella?” I hear her worried voice say, “what’s wrong?”

“Where are you, Cora,” I demand, letting my tone tell her not to fight me.

“What -”

“Where. Are. You.”

“I’m I’m at the clinic -” she says. “What’s happening?”

“We’re sending a car for you at the clinic, now,” I say, glancing at Sinclair, who nods to me to let me know he’s on it. “Get in it immediately, Cora. Don’t speak to anyone else. Don’t ask any questions.”

“Ella,” she hesitates, her voice wavering. “I can’t-

“This is not a request, Cora,” I growl. “They came for him. They tried to take Rafe. We are sending, a car for you, and you are getting in it.”

I hear a sharp intake of breath from her side of the line, and then a moment of hesitation, and then she agrees. “All right,” she says, and I can almost see her nodding anxiously. “Okay. I’ll do it.”

I exhale a deep breath of relief and nod. “Okay. I love you, Cora,” I say, my voice wavering a little.

–

“I love you too,” she replies, with I don’t know what regret? In her voice?

But before I can ask more, she hangs up.

“The car is five minutes from her,” Sinclair murmurs, squeezing my hand again. “We’ll get her. It

will be fine.”

my eyes and resting my head back

another word for the rest of the hour-long ride away from the

deep into the

car slows down and Sinclair sits up in his seat, looking

way that lets me know that we’ve arrived because really, it doesn’t look like

anywhere.

–

basically a dirt trail honestly, the past five minutes have been a very uncomfortable ride and Rafe let us all

looking around at the trees on every side.

says, and nods to the driver, who presses a button on the ceiling of the car, one of the buttons usually reserved for a garage door opener. And then my mouth drops open as, in front of us, the earth just…opens, sliding upwards like

wide as I stare into it. “That is so creepy.”

cool,” Sinclair corrects, shooting me a little smirk.

I continue as we drive into the entrance and start to drive down a

turning to the window to hide his smirk, “who ripped someone’s throat out

at the sudden change of color, “so imagine

a long way down the tunnel before the passage opens out into a wide space, like a large underground car park. There are a few more cars already down here, but the light layer of dust on them suggests that they haven’t been moved

safe, if just for the moment. I hadn’t realized that I was waiting for that but, perhaps a little bit of

Sinclair and I quickly unbuckle our seatbelts and prepare to get out of the car. The other car pulls

the move.

underground?” I ask, looking

replies, “for safety. Though there are some living quarters that

it safe

carrier with me as I back

guards through the entry that leads to

grimace when I see that the entire structure is very military

rooms we pass and note that the walls, floor, and ceiling of all

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