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 head back

for the rest of the hour-long ride

into

little surprised when the car slows down and Sinclair sits up in his seat,

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

anywhere.

basically a dirt trail honestly, the past five minutes have been a very uncomfortable ride and Rafe let us all know

I ask, looking around at the trees

then my mouth drops

my eyes going wide

Sinclair corrects, shooting

and start to drive down a steep incline into the earth. “But if

little mate,” Sinclair murmurs, turning to the window to hide

wonder at the sudden change

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

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

the next free space and Sinclair and I quickly unbuckle our seatbelts and prepare to get out of the car. The other

the move.

all underground?”

replies, “for safety. Though there are

we deem

me as I back out of the

and our two guards through the entry that leads

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

we pass and note that the

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