Rhys pov
Silence settled over the parking lot after Cole's promise hung in the air, none of us quite sure what to do with it.
"Are you saying someone's been following her?" I asked finally, looking between the two of them.
"I don't know yet." Cole's jaw was tight, his eyes still fixed on the wrapper in Kayla's hand like it might explain itself if he stared long enough. "That's exactly what worries me."
Kayla didn't say anything, but I watched her shoulders draw in slightly, some private calculation happening behind her eyes. Not panic. Something steadier, more careful, like she was already working out how to carry this without letting it consume her.
Cole straightened eventually, swinging back onto his bike, though he paused before pulling his helmet on.
"If anything else happens," h
