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.

were all business, faces blank. One glanced at the

breath and scoffed, but when he answered, his tone was light, almost teasing. "Clara, what's

you to

of this dump. "Absolutely! I'll

by how fast he agreed, but she didn't sense

"Okay, I'll wait."

his chin up. "I've got to head out. Clara needs me. Tell

say "boss" extra loud, treating his

what he called

a call, came back, and let

satisfaction and quickly caught a cab to Clara's place.

shocked to see him show up so quickly. She couldn't help but ask, "Didn't Kaitlyn give you guys anything to do

and his brother Seth were basically gold

smirked. "She had some stuff, but today

in the driver's seat, didn't push further. She started the car and headed toward the

had just barely healed. He'd mouthed off to the wrong guy and almost paid for it but he knew that man

long as he was still breathing,

city center. Clara needed to find Timmy. It was the only way to figure

person stayed hidden, she'd

to Timmy's place. Instead, she parked a little ways off

later, someone finally

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

as soon as he

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

own plans. He just needed to

but not so much with thinking things through.

"Got it," he said.

After all his years in the slums, people

his room, one of