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.”
and resting my head back
another word for the rest of the
into the forest.
surprised when the car slows down and Sinclair sits up in his seat,
know that we’ve arrived because really,
anywhere.
–
what is basically a dirt trail honestly, the past five minutes
around at the trees on every side.
the ceiling of the car, one of the buttons usually reserved for a garage door opener. And then my mouth drops open as, in front
god,” I murmur, my eyes going wide as I stare into it. “That
cool,” Sinclair corrects, shooting me a
the entrance and start to drive down a steep incline into
my little mate,” Sinclair murmurs, turning to the window to hide
looks around in wonder at the sudden change of color,
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 in a
moment. I hadn’t realized that I was waiting for that but, perhaps a little bit of me was expecting
us into the next free space and Sinclair and I quickly unbuckle our seatbelts and prepare to get out of the car. The other car
the move.
I ask, looking
there
forest, if we deem it safe to use them.”
I lift Rafe’s carrier with me as I back out
through the entry that leads to the bunker itself
is very military As we walk through the hallway I
some rooms we pass and note that the walls, floor, and ceiling of all
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