Cole's POV
I was about to push in when a voice cut through the mindlink connection, it was Nolan.
“Where the hell are you, man?” His tone was rough, urgent, and slightly shaken.
I exhaled through my nose, my shoulders tightening. I stepped away from the trembling Esme on the ground and pinched the bridge of my nose. “I’m not far,” I muttered through the mindlink. “Is anything the problem?”
There was a pause, a heavy one that didn’t feel right then Nolan’s voice came again, lower, controlled but tight.
“Come to my office. Now.” he said and the link went dead.
My jaw flexed. I turned and looked back at Esme. She sat there quietly, barely breathing, eyes distant. I didn’t say anything and only walked over, unlocked the cuffs from her wrists, and set them down with a dull clink.
“Don’t
