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.”

I say, closing my eyes and resting my

no one says another word for the rest of the hour-long ride away from the city

deep into the

little surprised when the car slows down and Sinclair sits up

way that lets me know that we’ve arrived because

anywhere.

says as 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 that he was

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

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

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

corrects, shooting me a little

impressive,” I continue as we drive into the entrance and start to drive down a

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

shaking my head and putting a hand on Rafe, who stops screeching and looks around in wonder

as 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

perhaps a little bit of me was expecting another blindside on the ride. It is good, honestly, to be here, underground, where

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?”

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

deem it safe to use

nod, understanding, and I lift Rafe’s carrier with me as I back out of the

our two guards through the entry that leads to

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

the walls, floor, and ceiling of all of

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