Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 510

He could only force himself to get up, numb and exhausted, and drive to the hospital. On the way, his mind was so foggy he nearly got into an accident.

Scarlette grew more and more confused. Why did he look so out of it? Something was definitely wrong.

She tried calling Clara to ask what was going on, but the call wouldn't go through.

*

Clara woke up to the sight of her familiar bedroom ceiling. She was finally home.

She rubbed her temples, slowly sat up, and called out, "Z?"

No answer. She got up and walked into the kitchen. There was a plate of warm food waiting, but nobody else was around.

A note was stuck to the fridge: Had to run out for something urgent. Eat when you wake up.

She didn't have much of an appetite. It was already three in the afternoon anyway, and she had other things on her mind.

Last night, when she'd been grabbed, she remembered people calling the leader "Timmy."

Back when she'd been chased to Z's place, she'd heard that name too-Timmy- and someone had even given her an address.

She'd meant to look into it eventually, but now all the puzzle pieces seemed to be falling into place at once.

Clara pulled out her phone and called Eli.

He'd told her before that he was pretty capable. If she took him along, maybe she'd be safer.

At that moment, Eli was being kept in a room under watch. When he saw his phone light up with Clara's name, his eyes sparked.

"Let me go-she's calling me," he said.

at the screen, said something to another, and handed

a deep breath and scoffed, but when he answered, his tone

need you to come

brighter. Finally, a way out of this dump. "Absolutely! I'll be

he agreed, but she didn't sense

"Okay, I'll wait."

"I've got

treating his

didn't react at all. No matter what he called them, they stayed

make a call, came back,

cab to Clara's place.

little shocked to see him show up so quickly. She

were

"She had some stuff, but today I've got

didn't push further. She started the car and

wounds from his last fight had just barely healed. He'd mouthed off to the wrong guy and almost paid for it but he knew that man wouldn't really dare go all

breathing, he'd get

in the slums-a whole different world from the city center. Clara needed to find Timmy. It was the only way to figure out who was

that person stayed hidden, she'd never really

place. Instead, she parked a little ways off and

an hour later, someone finally

had no idea anyone was watching. He was just planning to drop off some things for

soon as

keep our distance for now. Wipe everything from your phone. If anyone asks, just say your contact always stayed hidden and you never

her own

with his fists, but not so much

"Got it," he said.

he'd leave it far away from her actual place. After all his years in the slums, people knew he

his room, one of his guys