#Chapter 334 – Underground

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.”

my eyes and resting my head back against

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

deep into the

little surprised when the car slows down and Sinclair sits up in his

arrived because

anywhere.

dirt trail honestly, the past five minutes have been a very uncomfortable ride and Rafe let us all know

I ask, looking around at

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 of us, the earth just…opens, sliding upwards like the jaws of some great creature and

murmur, my eyes going wide as I stare into it. “That is so

shooting me a little

drive into the entrance and start to drive

the window to hide his smirk, “who ripped someone’s throat

screeching and looks around in wonder at the sudden change of color, “so imagine what I would have done if he was trying to entomb

large underground car park. There are a few more cars already down here, but the light layer

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 of me was expecting another blindside on the ride. It is good, honestly, to

the next free space and Sinclair and I quickly unbuckle our seatbelts and prepare to get out of the car. The other car pulls up next to us and I see Sinclair’s men

the move.

I ask,

replies, “for safety. Though there are some living

deem it safe to

Rafe’s carrier with me as I back out

and our two guards through

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

pass and note that the walls, floor, and

made with shining metal What sparse furniture there is in the rooms is

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