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

then no one says another word for the rest of

deep into

car slows down and Sinclair sits up in his seat, looking around

me know that we’ve arrived because really,

anywhere.

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

around at the trees on every

usually reserved for a garage door opener. And then my mouth drops open as,

murmur, my eyes going wide as I stare into it.

cool,” Sinclair corrects, shooting me a little

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

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

a hand on Rafe, who stops screeching and looks around in wonder at the sudden change of color, “so imagine what I would have done if

laughs but otherwise we don’t say anything else as the car drives a long way down the tunnel before the passage opens out into a wide space, like a large underground car

out another 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

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

the move.

underground?” I ask,

of it,” Sinclair replies, “for safety. Though there are some living quarters

deem it safe to use

lift Rafe’s carrier with me as I back

follow my mate and our two guards through the entry that leads to the bunker

entire structure is very military As we walk through

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

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