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.”

say, closing my eyes and resting my head back against the

another word for the rest of the hour-long ride away from the city

deep into

and Sinclair sits up in his seat, looking around

we’ve

anywhere.

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

it…where?” I ask, looking around

he says, and nods to the driver, who presses a button on the ceiling of the car, one of the buttons usually reserved for a garage door opener. And then my mouth drops open as, in front

eyes going wide as

cool,” Sinclair corrects, shooting me a

I continue as we drive into the entrance and start to drive down a steep incline into the earth.

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

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

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 dust on them suggests that they haven’t been

just for the moment. I hadn’t realized that I was waiting for that but, perhaps a little bit of me

Sinclair and I quickly unbuckle our seatbelts and prepare to get

the move.

all underground?” I ask,

there are

if we deem it safe to

as I back out of the cat and shut

follow my mate and our two guards through the entry that

structure is very military As we walk through the hallway

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

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