~HUNTER~

The drive home from my mother's house had been a blur. I'd stopped at a bar on the way, needing something to dull the edge of the revelation burning a hole in my pocket.

Two glasses of whiskey later, I wasn't drunk....just loose enough to feel dangerous.

The mansion was quiet when I arrived, most of the staff had retired for the night.

I headed straight to my study, intending to pour another drink and think through my next move when light spilling from the kitchen caught my ...