[h3][b]Katherine[/b][/h3][hr]

There was a sharp, sudden intake of breath upon hearing the least expected word in that day’s vocabulary: murder. Her father’s death hadn’t been caused by illness, nor an accident. Someone had gotten to him and ended his life. Someone very possibly carrying the Blackstone name or an employee fed up with the man, and that list was quite long. Because, who else would have pulled it off? Katherine swallowed hard, finding the nearest seat to get off her feet. She set the drink on the floor with the intention of clearing her mind and not letting her thoughts overwhelm her.

Katherine stared at her mother and her siblings like a deer caught in the headlights. The shock was cycling through her and she needed a moment to collect herself. Deep breaths, telling herself to focus... The news was a blow but she wasn’t particularly [I]sad.[/I] How could she be?

“I’ll get a team out here,” she finally added in response to her mother’s request. The first and only words spoken. The young woman wasn’t particularly happy about the arrangements, but it’s not like they were left with much of a choice. Though Katherine would’ve loved to have Samuel beside her, she felt it best to keep him away from this mess. This was her mess, hers and theirs, and she wanted to protect him at all costs.

"Excuse me for a moment.”

Katherine would make that phone call now, bringing out a small team to the property.