Damian's POV
The news from Reeves was simple and devastating.
Catherine had been found.
Not by us — by Victor's people, which was worse. She'd been at a hotel in the city, apparently preparing to leave the country, when Victor's men had picked her up. Not violently — Victor was too careful for visible violence. But she was with them now, and whatever she knew — and she knew a great deal — was available to him.
The specific danger of that was this: Catherine knew about the farmhouse.
Not from any document. From a conversation, years ago, when I'd been less careful about what I said in front of people I trusted. A mention, nothing more — but Catherine's particular skill had always been her memory. She retained things. Filed them. Used them when needed.
Which meant Victor now knew where
