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.”

and resting my head back against the

then no one says another word for the rest

deep into the

and Sinclair sits up in his seat, looking around in a

know that we’ve arrived

anywhere.

–

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

around at the

a garage door opener. And then my mouth drops open as, in front of us, the earth just…opens, sliding upwards like

I murmur, my eyes going wide as I stare into it. “That

cool,” Sinclair corrects, shooting me a

and start to drive down a steep incline into the earth. “But if you’re claustrophobic

hide

head and putting a hand on Rafe, who stops screeching and looks around in wonder at the sudden change of color, “so imagine what I would have done

way down the tunnel before the passage opens out into a wide space, like a large underground car

that but, perhaps a little bit of me was expecting another blindside on the ride. It is good, honestly, to

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

the move.

underground?” I ask,

Sinclair replies, “for safety. Though there are some living

deem it safe to

Rafe’s carrier with me as I

our two guards through the entry that leads to the bunker itself

I see that the entire structure is very

and note that the walls, floor,

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