#Chapter 333 – 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.”

resting my head back against

rest of the hour-long ride away from the city

into

little surprised when the car slows down and Sinclair sits up in his seat, looking around

way that lets me know that we’ve

anywhere.

honestly, the past five

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

reserved for a garage door opener. And then my mouth drops open as, in front of us, the earth

murmur, my eyes going wide as I

shooting me a little

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

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

on Rafe, who stops screeching and looks around in wonder at the sudden

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

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

us into the next free space and Sinclair and I quickly unbuckle our seatbelts and prepare to get out

the move.

underground?”

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

deem it safe

as I back out

guards

the entire structure is very military As we

some rooms we pa*s and note that the walls, floor,

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255