Cole’s POV

The phone buzzed in my hand.

Daniel’s voice came through the second I answered. “It’s Vasquez. He’s on Richard Hart’s neck. Hard.”

I leaned against the railing of the villa’s balcony, my gaze fixed on Emily in the distance. She stood near the shoreline, her arms crossed, hair whipping in the salty breeze as the waves crashed against the sand. She looked calm, too calm…but I knew better. Beneath that stillness was a storm.

“Talk,” I said, my voice edged with steel.

Daniel didn’t hesitate. “Vasquez is furious. He blames Emily for everything. The betrayal…he’s losing his grip, and he’s desperate to get her back under control.” He...