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.

blank. One glanced at the screen, said something to

and scoffed, but when he answered, his

to come

got even brighter. Finally, a way out of this dump. "Absolutely! I'll be at your place in no

agreed, but she didn't sense any bad

"Okay, I'll wait."

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

his guards

what he

left to make a call,

a rush of satisfaction and quickly caught a cab to Clara's

little shocked to see him show up so quickly. She couldn't help

his brother Seth were

"She had some stuff, but today

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

off to the wrong guy and almost paid for it

still breathing, he'd get

to find

hidden, she'd never really be

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

later, someone finally came out.

watching. He was just planning to drop off some things for Megan, who lived nearby, like he always

as soon as he left, Megan

my cover. Let's keep our distance for now. Wipe everything from your phone. If anyone asks, just say your

had her own plans. He just

fists, but not so much with thinking things through. Anything complicated, Megan always handled

"Got it," he said.

leave it far away from her actual place. After all his years in the slums, people knew he had a girl he liked, but no one knew where she was. Some even thought he made her up