KNOX’S POV

Which meant someone had been watching the lodge. Someone who knew what was happening inside it, knew when it went wrong, knew where to find him and what he’d need.

Ten surgeons in private cars in the dead of night didn’t organise themselves out of goodwill. That was money, connections, and a contingency plan put in place before they were needed.

Who?

Logan was the obvious answer — he was there that night, been circling Ember’s orbit for long enough to have built that kind of infrastructure.

But Logan was sitting in a holding cell right now, and the timing didn’t fit cleanly enough.

James, then. Patient, long-game...