Cole’s POV.

I couldn't get any sleep after being intimate with Emily. I was still up, staring at my phone, the screen glowing in the cabin light. A message. Just two words.

"He knows."

My jaw clenched.

For a second, I didn’t move. Didn’t breathe. My mind ran through every possibility. Every way this could have happened. We’d been careful…meticulous, even. No leaks, no loose ends. And yet, somehow, Mateo was a step ahead.

I shut my eyes briefly, forcing my pulse to slow. I needed to think. Fast.

The air in the cabin suddenly felt too thick, the walls too close. I pushed up from the chair, grabbing my...