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.

to us and nodding towards

my head. ” We can’t

me jump. And then my face drops in

me towards the passage. “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

what happened as soon as you are out. But don’t tell them where

his hands, and I

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

to kiss Henry on the cheek. “Henry, we love you. We’ll –

unhappily in my arms at all the noise. “Take the baby

are moving, my heart wrenching to leave

and the baby carrier so I can balance Rafe

door snaps shut above me,

cries, “Ella please – come we have to

do next. We have to survive. We have to get out of here – for the babies to warn

eyes and look determinedly down

and then she starts again

Sinclair

from the cars. We’ve arrived at our

aware that this is the best way in

through this public sewer we can begin to access unseen the roads closest to Xavier’s stronghold. But still, if

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

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