Mistress — Katha

I closed the folder. “Why are you helping me?”

“Julian Cross has a housekeeper. Marta. She has been with him twenty-three years. She knows where his safe is hidden, what his nightmares are, and which of his smiles is real. She also has a grandson with a rare blood disorder. Julian pays for the treatment. Generously.” mistress katha

“You’re late,” she said. Not accusatory. Simply true. I closed the folder