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.

guarding him were all business, faces blank. One glanced at

he answered, his

to

of this dump.

how fast he agreed, but she didn't sense any bad intentions from him, so she just went

"Okay, I'll wait."

ended, Eli tilted his chin up. "I've got to head out. Clara needs

say "boss" extra loud, treating his guards like nothing

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

make a call, came

and quickly caught a cab to

up so quickly. She couldn't help but ask, "Didn't Kaitlyn give you guys anything

his brother Seth were basically

some stuff,

in the driver's seat, didn't push further. She started

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 his revenge sooner or

the city center. Clara needed to find Timmy. It was the

hidden, she'd

place. Instead, she parked a little

hour later, someone finally came out.

watching. He was just planning to drop off some things for Megan,

as soon as he

this whole thing might blow my cover. Let's keep our distance for now. Wipe everything from your phone. If anyone asks, just say your contact always stayed hidden and you

knew Megan had her own plans.

was good with his fists, but not so much with thinking things through. Anything

"Got it," he said.

slums, people knew he had a girl he liked, but no one knew where she was. Some even thought he made her up as an