Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 364: 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.

not looking to us and nodding

my head. ” We can’t leave

from the hallway, making me jump. And

“Go down. Keep going. At the bottom is a tunnel, and at the end of it, a car. God willing it is in good repair. You must run as far and as fast

of the pocket of his chair and presses it into my hand. “Tell them what happened as soon as you are out. But don’t

his hands, and I can

noise in the hall grows louder and my breath comes faster as I realize what we

down to kiss Henry on the cheek. “Henry, we

unhappily in my arms at all the noise. “Take the baby – take yourselves. Get

wrenching to leave him – to leave him like

her the phone so that she can light our way and the baby carrier so I can balance Rafe more safely in my arms. After Cora takes these supplies,

door snaps shut above me, leaving me

“Ella please –

We have to survive. We have to get out of here – for

and look determinedly down

then she

Sinclair

begin to unload themselves from the cars. We’ve arrived at our place of entrance, which I grimace again to see is a

that this is

the roads closest to Xavier’s stronghold. But still, if I never went in another sewer

at my phone, where I’ve been keeping in touch with my father. “Apparently they’re

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