Surrogate For Alpha Dom

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.”

and resting my

then no one says another word for the rest of the hour-long ride away from the city

deep into

when the car slows down and Sinclair sits

lets me know that we’ve arrived because really, it doesn’t look like we’re

anywhere.

–

car comes to the end of what is basically a dirt trail honestly, the past

looking around at the trees on

button on the ceiling of the car, one of the buttons usually reserved for a garage door opener. And then my mouth drops open as, in

as I stare into it. “That is so creepy.”

corrects, shooting me a little smirk.

to drive

turning to the window to hide his smirk, “who

and putting a hand on Rafe, who stops screeching and looks around in wonder at the sudden change of color, “so imagine what I would have done if he was trying to

opens out into a wide space, like a large

let out another inhale of breath, feeling suddenly quite safe, if just for the moment. I hadn’t realized that I was waiting for that but, perhaps a little bit of me was expecting another blindside on the ride. It is good, honestly, to be here, underground, where I hope no one can find

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 pulls up next to us and I

the move.

underground?” I ask,

replies, “for safety. Though there are

forest, if we deem it safe to

with me as I back out of the cat and shut

mate and our two guards through the entry that leads to the

see that the entire structure is very military As we walk

we pass and note that the walls, floor, and ceiling of

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