Damon POV

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Vivienne’s face changed the second the words left me, the color going out of it, and I wished I’d found a softer way to put it.

“Owns her,” she repeated. “The woman the court is sending to decide whether I keep my son already works for the man trying to take him.”

“Not works for. Owes.” I kept my voice even. “Hale had a gambling problem a few years back and Damien bought the debt off the people she owed. That’s how he does it. He doesn’t hire someone, ...