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.”

eyes and resting my head back against the leather of my

one says another word for the rest of the

into

down and Sinclair sits up in his seat, looking around

me know that we’ve arrived

anywhere.

what is basically a dirt trail honestly, the past five minutes have been a very uncomfortable ride and Rafe let

it…where?” I ask, looking around at the trees

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

wide as I stare into

corrects, shooting me a little

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

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

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

laughs but otherwise we 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 underground car park. There are a few more cars already down here, but the light layer of

a little bit of me was expecting another blindside on the ride. It is good, honestly, to be here, underground, where

quickly unbuckle our seatbelts and prepare to get out of the car. The other

the move.

underground?”

“for safety. Though there are

forest, if we deem it

carrier with me as I

our two guards

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

rooms we pass and note that the walls, floor, and ceiling of all of them

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