Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 365

Accidental Surrogate Chapter 365-Assault Ella As the startled men hurry out of the conference room, Henry turns to Cora and I, looking at us with a grim expression as we stare at him in terror.

“I have made a grave miscalculation,” he informs us with a steady, regretful nod. “I am sorry, girls – I have failed you – ”

“Wha- what?” I gasp, holding my baby tight. “Henry – what are you talking about?”

“It was a trap,” he says, looking towards the door, where we can still hear the banging – increased in pace now – as well as shouts, the beginning of screams –

“A trap?” Cora asks, turning towards the door herself.

“They knew,” he says, and I’m still staring at Henry as he shakes his head. “They must followed us back here after the sewer and then bided their time, waiting for the bulk of our forces – and our most powerful wolves – to leave before they attacked. Damn it!” he shouts, slamming a frustrated hand against the arm of his chair. “I was a fool, to leave you and the child unguarded!”

“Oh my god,” I whisper, my voice trembling as I try to wrack my brain for something – anything to do next – “Come,” Henry says, pulling himself together and rolling quickly to the corner of the room. There, he points to the edge of the carpet. “Cora,” he orders. “Pull that up.”

Cora does as he says, instantly falling to her knees and digging her hands into the corner of the carpet, getting her fingers beneath and pulling as hard as she can. I can’t help my surprise when I see what is revealed when she pulls enough of it back.

A trap door.

“Open it,” Henry snaps, and Cora does so, lifting the little latch and swinging the door up to reveal a very thin winding staircase that leads down, down, down.

“Go,” Henry orders, not looking to us and nodding towards it.

“Henry,” I protest, shaking my head. ” We can’t leave you.”

burst out from the hallway, making me jump. And then my face

Henry growls, wrapping his hand around

the end of it, a car. God willing

my hand. “Tell them what happened as soon as

puts his head in his hands, and

hall grows louder and my breath comes faster as I realize what we have to

and then swooping down to kiss Henry on the cheek. “Henry, we love you. We’ll – we’ll come back for

at all the noise. “Take

reaching out to hand her the phone so that she can light our way and the

– come

steeling myself for all we have to do next. We have to

– for the babies to warn

look determinedly down at

to me once, and then she starts again down

our men begin to unload

again to

this public sewer we can begin to access unseen the roads closest to

for the rest of my life, that would

where I’ve been keeping in touch with my father. “Apparently

Roger says, his eyebrows raising in pleasure. “Well, good. Cora will clean

I mutter, tucking my phone away. “I have a feeling

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