Where could Kate be now? She had no family in Stonehaven, barely any friends to speak of. Who could've taken her...?
"What's the meaning of this?" He jabbed a finger at the beggars, his gaze seething with rage.
"Initial findings suggest these men assaulted Kate before death. Their hands were covered in... bodily fluids." The detective phrased it delicately, but Damian felt lightning strike his spine.
These vermin dared touch his woman! They'd rot in hell!
"How did these scum infiltrate a secured district? This area has round-the-clock patrols—Kate should've been safe!"
Sweat poured down his assistant's face, eyes wide with fear. "M... Miss Eva arranged it... She ordered security withdrawn, claiming..."
"Claiming what?!" Damian roared.
"That she wanted to put Kate in her place," the
