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

for the rest of

deep into the

the car slows down and

way that lets me know that we’ve

anywhere.

basically a dirt trail honestly, the past five minutes have been a very uncomfortable ride

it…where?” I ask, looking around at

one 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

I murmur, my eyes going wide as

Sinclair corrects, shooting

I continue as we drive into the entrance and start to drive down a steep incline into the earth. “But if you’re claustrophobic

to the window to hide his

looks around in wonder at the sudden change of color,

before the passage opens out into a wide space, like a large underground car park. There are a few more cars already

I hadn’t realized that I was waiting for that but, perhaps a little bit

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.

all underground?” I

safety. Though there are some living

deem it

carrier with me as I back out of

mate and our two guards through the

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

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

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