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

for the rest of the hour-long ride away from

deep into

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

we’ve arrived because really, it

anywhere.

a dirt trail honestly, the past five minutes

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

buttons usually reserved for a garage door opener. And then my

god,” I murmur, my eyes going wide as I

Sinclair corrects, shooting me a little

start to drive down a steep incline into

mate,” Sinclair murmurs, turning to the window to hide his smirk, “who ripped

and looks around in wonder at the sudden change of

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

was waiting for that but, perhaps a little bit of me was expecting another blindside on the ride. It is good, honestly, to

and prepare to get out of the car. The other car pulls up next to us and I see Sinclair’s men

the move.

underground?” I ask, looking

replies, “for safety. Though there are some living quarters

we deem it safe

carrier with me as I back out of the cat

guards through the entry that leads to the

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

we pass and note that the walls, floor, and

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