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.

Henry orders, not looking to

head. ” We can’t leave

And then my face drops in horror as

the bottom is a tunnel, and

phone out 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 tell them

in his hands, and I can see his shoulders shaking. “There’s not

and my breath comes faster as I

to Cora and then swooping down to kiss Henry on the cheek. “Henry, we love you. We’ll

eyes only on Rafe now, who squalls unhappily in my arms at all the noise. “Take the baby

my heart wrenching to leave him – to leave him like

reaching out to hand her the phone so that she can light our way and the baby carrier so I can balance Rafe more

door snaps shut above me, leaving me

“Ella please –

my horrible fear and steeling myself for all we have to do next. We have to survive. We have to get out of here – for the babies to warn our

and look determinedly

me once, and then she starts

Sinclair

Roger asks me as our men begin to unload themselves from the cars. We’ve arrived

is the

public sewer we can begin to access unseen the roads closest to Xavier’s stronghold. But still, if I never went in another sewer for the rest of my life, that would be fine

glancing at my phone, where I’ve been keeping

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