LILA POV

They say jealousy creeps in like a shadow at dusk-quiet, unnoticed, until it's wrapped around your throat. I never believed it, not really. Not until now.

Not until I saw Rafael, fists clenched, rage burning in his eyes as he watched Mr. Verax flash that playful, reckless grin at me.

And in that moment, all I could see was an ambulance. Siren wailing. People dressed in black, lowering a coffin into the ground.

If Rafael could do it to Cole... he could do it again.

It happened fast-so fast I barely registered his movement... until Rafael was across the boardroom table, his hand gripping Verax by the collar,...