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.”

I say, closing my eyes and resting my head

says another word for the rest of the hour-long

into

a little surprised when the car slows down and Sinclair

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

anywhere.

he says as the car comes to the end of what is basically a dirt trail honestly, the past five minutes

around

reserved for a garage door opener. And then my mouth drops open as,

eyes going wide as I

cool,” Sinclair corrects, shooting me a

mean, it’s impressive,” I continue as we drive into the entrance and start to drive

mate,” Sinclair murmurs, turning to the window to hide his smirk, “who ripped someone’s throat out not two hours

I sigh, shaking my head and putting a hand on Rafe, who stops screeching and looks around in wonder at the sudden change of color, “so

don’t say anything else as the car drives a long way down the tunnel before the passage opens out into a wide space, like a large

for the moment. I hadn’t realized that I was waiting for that but, perhaps a little bit of me was expecting another

prepare to get out of the car. The other car pulls up next to

the move.

it all underground?”

Sinclair replies, “for safety. Though there are some

deem it safe to

carrier with me as I back out of the cat and shut the

two guards through the entry that

when I see that the entire structure is very military As we

the walls, floor, and ceiling of

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