Chapter 364 – Assault

Ella

As the startled men hurry out of the conference room, Henry turns to Cora and I, looking at us with a grim expression as we stare at him in terror.

“I have made a grave miscalculation,” he informs us with a steady, regretful nod. “I am sorry, girls – I have failed you – ”

“Wha- what?” I gasp, holding my baby tight. “Henry – what are you talking about?”

“It was a trap,” he says, looking towards the door, where we can still hear the banging – increased in pace now – as well as shouts, the beginning of screams –

“A trap?” Cora asks, turning towards the door herself.

“They knew,” he says, and I’m still staring at Henry as he shakes his head. “They must followed us back here after the sewer and then bided their time, waiting for the bulk of our forces – and our most powerful wolves – to leave before they attacked. Damn it!” he shouts, slamming a frustrated hand against the arm of his chair. “I was a fool, to leave you and the child unguarded!”

“Oh my god,” I whisper, my voice trembling as I try to wrack my brain for something – anything to do next –

“Come,” Henry says, pulling himself together and rolling quickly to the corner of the room. There, he points to the edge of the carpet. “Cora,” he orders. “Pull that up.”

Cora does as he says, instantly falling to her knees and digging her hands into the corner of the carpet, getting her fingers beneath and pulling as hard as she can. I can’t help my surprise when I see what is revealed when she pulls enough of it back.

A trap door.

the little latch and swinging the door up to reveal a very thin winding staircase that leads down, down,

orders, not looking to us and nodding

my head. ” We can’t

start to burst out from the hallway, making me jump. And then my face

the passage. “Go down. Keep going. At the bottom is a tunnel, and at the end of it, a car. God willing it is in good repair. You must run as far

and presses it into my hand. “Tell them what happened as soon as you are out. But don’t tell them

head in his hands, and I can see his shoulders shaking. “There’s not enough

hall grows louder and my breath comes faster as I realize what

down to kiss Henry on the cheek. “Henry, we love you. We’ll – we’ll come back for

unhappily in my arms at all the

I are moving, my heart wrenching to leave him – to leave him like

can light our way and the baby carrier so

snaps shut above me, leaving me in

– come we have to

for all we have to do next. We have

my eyes and look determinedly down

nods to me once, and then she starts again

Sinclair

Roger asks me as our men begin to unload themselves from the cars. We’ve arrived at our place of entrance, which I grimace again

this is

the roads closest to Xavier’s stronghold. But still, if I never went in another sewer for the rest of my life, that

glancing at my phone, where I’ve been keeping in touch

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