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.”

say, closing my eyes and resting my head

no one says another word for the rest

deep into

and Sinclair sits up

know that we’ve arrived because really, it doesn’t look

anywhere.

–

is basically a dirt trail honestly, the past five minutes have been a very uncomfortable

at the

And then my mouth drops open as, in front of us, the earth just…opens, sliding upwards like the jaws of some great

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

corrects, shooting me

the entrance and start to drive

mate,” Sinclair murmurs, turning to the window to hide his smirk, “who ripped someone’s throat out not two

stops screeching and looks around in wonder at the sudden

don’t say anything else as the car drives 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

a little bit of me was expecting another blindside on the ride. It is good, honestly, to be here, underground, where I hope no one

into the next free space and Sinclair and I quickly unbuckle our seatbelts and prepare to get out of the car. The other car pulls up next to us and I see Sinclair’s men likewise on

the move.

I ask, looking around.

replies, “for safety. Though there are some living

deem it

me as I back out of the cat and

my mate and our two guards through the entry that

when I see that the entire structure is very military As we walk through the

and note that the walls, floor, and ceiling of all of

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