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.”

eyes and resting my head back against

one says another word for the rest of the hour-long ride away

deep into the

surprised when the car slows down and Sinclair sits up

arrived because really, it

anywhere.

the end of what is basically a dirt trail honestly, the past five minutes have been a very uncomfortable ride and Rafe let us all know that he

looking around at the trees

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 the jaws of some great creature and revealing beneath it a metal tunnel

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

corrects, shooting

impressive,” I continue as we drive into the entrance and start to drive down a steep incline

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

and looks around in wonder at the

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

for the moment. I hadn’t realized that I was waiting for that but, perhaps a little

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

the move.

underground?” I

there are some living quarters

if we deem it

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

guards through the entry

entire structure is very military As

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

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