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 head back against

for the rest of the hour-long ride away

deep into the forest.

car slows down and Sinclair sits up in his

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

anywhere.

comes to the end of what is basically a dirt trail honestly, the past five minutes have been a very

it…where?” I ask, looking around at the trees on

of the car, one of the buttons usually reserved for a garage door opener. And then my mouth drops open as, in front of

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

corrects, shooting me a

the entrance and start to drive down a steep incline

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

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 if he was trying to

laughs but otherwise we 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 been moved

quite safe, if just for the moment. I hadn’t realized that I was waiting for that but, perhaps 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

to get out of the car. The other car pulls up next to

the move.

it all underground?” I ask, looking

“for safety. Though there are some

it safe to

understanding, and I lift Rafe’s carrier with me as I back out

through

structure is very military

the walls, floor, and ceiling of all of

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