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.

business, faces blank. One glanced at the screen, said

and scoffed, but when he answered,

you to

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

but she didn't sense any bad intentions from him, so she

"Okay, I'll wait."

chin up. "I've got to

made sure to say "boss" extra loud, treating his guards like nothing more than someone else's errand

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

to make a call, came

cab to Clara's place.

show up so quickly. She couldn't help but

Seth were basically

some stuff,

seat, didn't push further. She started the

the wrong guy

long as he was still breathing, he'd get his revenge sooner

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

that person stayed hidden,

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

an hour later,

planning to drop off some things for Megan, who lived nearby, like he

soon as

asks, just say your contact always stayed hidden and you never saw their face—you were

had her own

so much with thinking things through. Anything complicated,

"Got it," he said.

actual place. After all his years in the slums, people knew he had a girl he liked, but no