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.”

say, closing my eyes and resting my head back against

then no one says another word for the rest of the

deep into

car slows down and Sinclair sits up in his seat, looking around

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

anywhere.

honestly, the past five

it…where?” I ask, looking around at

of the buttons usually reserved for a garage door opener. And then my mouth drops open as, in front of us, the earth just…opens, sliding upwards like

wide as I stare into it. “That is so

shooting me

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

the window to hide his smirk, “who ripped someone’s throat out not

wonder at the sudden change of color, “so imagine what I

passage opens out into a wide space, like a large underground car park.

for that but, perhaps a little bit of me was expecting another blindside

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 see Sinclair’s

the move.

it all underground?” I ask, looking

it,” Sinclair replies, “for safety. Though there are some living quarters that

if we deem it safe

me as I back out of

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

is very military As we

and note that the walls, floor, and ceiling

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