"She already knows everything."
The words landed heavy, and for a long moment none of us spoke.
"How is that possible," I said. "We only learned she exists a few minutes ago."
"She's had access to Bartholomew's entire network for who knows how long," Marcus said. "If he's been grooming her as a backup plan, she's likely known about us since before Victoria ever left that hospital bed."
"Then she's been watching this entire time," Lucien said, his jaw tight. "Waiting."
"That would explain the timing of Caleb's extraction," Damien said. "If she was already positioned, already had resources in place, freeing him the moment Bartholomew's own plan collapsed wouldn't have taken more than a phone call."
I stared at the photograph still glowing on Marcus's phone, at Caleb's calm, composed ex
