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.”

my head back against

says another word for the rest of the hour-long ride away from the city

deep into the

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

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

anywhere.

end of what is basically a dirt trail honestly, the past five minutes have been a very uncomfortable

looking around at the

And then my mouth drops open as, in front of us, the earth just…opens, sliding upwards like the jaws of some great

god,” I murmur, my eyes going wide as

corrects, shooting

it’s impressive,” I continue as we drive into the entrance and start to drive down a steep incline into the earth. “But

turning to the window to hide his smirk, “who ripped someone’s

looks around in wonder at the sudden

drives a long way down the tunnel before the passage opens out into a 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

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

to get out of

the move.

all underground?”

safety. Though there are

deem

as I back out of the cat

I follow my mate and our two guards through the entry that leads to

I see that the entire structure is very military As

pass and note that the walls, floor, and

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