Cole noticed my stillness and turned. “What is it?”
I held the phone up.
He swore under his breath, moving closer. “That didn’t happen by accident.”
“No,” I said quietly.
Rage burned hot and sharp beneath my ribs, but I forced it down. I couldn’t afford emotion right now. I needed clarity.
Suddenly, I noticed it—the moment the air shifted.
Not sound, not movement. Just the faint awareness that we were no longer alone.
The house had been silent for too long, and now the silence felt deliberate. I stopped moving, my hand still resting on the back of the couch, and let my senses stretch outward. Someone was outside. More than one person.
I didn’t say anything to Cole right away. I didn’t need to. The way his steps slowed behind me told me he felt it too.
I moved toward the window car
