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.”

resting my head

the rest of the

into

down and Sinclair

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

anywhere.

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

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

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

wide as I stare

shooting me a little

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

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

wonder at the sudden change of color, “so

space, like a large underground car park. There are a few more cars already

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 no one

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

the move.

it all underground?” I ask, looking

it,” Sinclair replies, “for safety. Though there

we deem it safe to

Rafe’s carrier with me as I back out of the

guards through the entry that leads to the bunker

I see that the entire structure is very military As

note that the walls, floor, and ceiling of all of

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