"Not necessarily. But he might have been moving more than just rugs." Walker turned from the window. "Did he ever take special interest in particular shipments? Specific clients?"
She thought for a moment. "There were high-value rugs he always handled personally. Antiques, he said. And certain clients he would only deal with himself."
"So you deal with them now?"
Adrenaline pulsed through her. "Actually, I haven't even thought about it until now. But, I do know where those files were."
"Names?"
"I'd have to check records, but they were mainly in Eastern Europe and the Middle East."
Walker's expression sharpened. "We need those records."
"They're at my father's study."
Walker frowned. “Your parents’ home is definitely being watched.”
She looked upset. "So we can’t go there?”
"Not necessarily." Walker pulled out his phone, typed briefly, then showed her the screen. It displayed a floor plan of her parents’ home, with security protocols listed.
Sabrina's eyes widened. "How did you?—"
"Reed's company designed your security system three years ago. Your father insisted on it—said he wanted the best."
"I didn't know that."
Walker's expression softened. "There's a lot your father kept from you. To protect you."
Sabrina processed that information. "Like he kept us apart? Because he was sure that we couldn't be together."
Walker's face closed off instantly. "Was he?"
She nodded.
He winced. "Ouch.”
"Or was it part of whatever he was involved in?"
Walker hesitated and Sabrina could tell he was bugged.
She was clearly bugged.
"We focus on the present," Walker said firmly. "The past won't keep you alive."
The sound of an approaching helicopter interrupted them.
Walker moved swiftly to the window, hand moving automatically to his sidearm.
"It's Reed's team with supplies," he confirmed, watching the helicopter touch down in the clearing.
Two men unloaded several cases, then departed without approaching the cabin.
Walker retrieved the cases while Sabrina watched from the doorway.
Inside was equipment she couldn't identify, along with laptops, weapons, and clothing.
"Battle station," Walker explained, setting up a laptop. "We start by reconstructing your father's activities for the six months before his death."
