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Vincent ended the conversation and went to look for Catherine. She wasn't in the kitchen nor in the first room. Nor was she in the second one. God! What has she done?!

"Catherine!"he called.

Has she gone inside the third room? No… The door was open and there she was, picking up a toy. It was Demetrios' favorite one.

"Catherine, what are you doing here?" he asked, his face expressionless.

She immediately let go of Pooh bear and looked at Vincent.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to be nosy. I thought that you said that it was okay to take a look around." She managed to say.

The look on his face, made Cat feel very uncomfortable. He tried to hide it, but she saw the pain in his eyes. And she also saw a broken man.

Vincent felt a gut wrenching pain… Demetrios, my baby boy. Everything that reminded him of his little boy, was still just as Demetrios left it. Vincent never had the courage, never had the heart to get rid of the stuff. His room in the villa was just as he left it. Every piece of clothing was still in the closet and every toy was at the same place.

Now and again, he looked at Demetrios' picture that was hidden safely in his desk drawer. But just looking at it or thinking about him, made him miss his son oh so much. It was too excruciating to put down in words.

Cat saw that he had trouble standing, so she walked towards him and led him out the bedroom. Silently they sat on the couch, while Cat watched him.

"I know that it's a stupid question. But… uhum, are you okay Vincent? You are scaring the hell out of me." she asked worriedly.

He took a deep breath and got up.

"Now I am okay. Let's get out of here, okay?" he asked politely.

She wanted to ask him what was wrong, but she decided not to push it. Cat reluctantly got up too and together they walked out the door.

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When they reached the villa, Calinico was already waiting for them at the garden.

"Mr. Vincent! Thank the Gods that you're here! I really need to talk to you in private." He said.

Cat frowned and said."Okay, I'll wait for you at the terras?"

In unison, both men said."No."

Cat placed her hands on her hips and said."Okay, you guys should stop acting so mysterious. What's going on?"

"Please, Catherine. Can you wait here for a couple of minutes?" Vincent asked politely.

Cat wondered what in heaven's name was going on. Vincent was acting like himself again, being oh so polite and calm. She was curious why the two of them were acting so mysterious, but decided to let it go. For now.

"Okay. I won't go anywhere." She replied.

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''What are we going to do, sir?" Calinico asked concerned.

Vincent let out a deep breath."We as in you and me, Calinico. We're going to protect her from Yorgos. I am going to call her father and invite the both of them over to the villa." He said.

"But Mr. Vincent, you are going to invite the lam to come meet the wolf?" the butler asked in disbelieve.

"Calinico, the best way to protect miss Catherine is to be close to her at all times. You know that Yorgos will find out in which hotel and in which room she's staying at. Do you want him to go look for her and find her?" he asked.

"No,of course not." He said.

"Good. Don't worry, I will make sure that no harm comes over her." Vincent promised.

"Sir, are you going to tell her about 'you know what'." Calinico asked worriedly.

Vincent sighed deeply and said."She has been through so much, Calinico. I don't want to scare her. Let's take it one step at a time, okay?"

The butler nodded in agreement.

"But sir, you are going to have a talk with Yorgos as soon as possible, right?" the butler asked, concerned.

"Yes, of course." Vincent replied.

Yorgos was very stubborn. Vincent didn't think that he was going to listen, but he was sure going to try his very best to get through his cousin's thick head.

With a heavy heart Vincent and Calinico walked towards Catherine.

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"So are you guys finished plotting?" she asked, her hand on her hip.

Vincent locked eyes with her and said."Yes."

She rolled her eyes and began to walk away. Vincent walked behind her and said.

"Cat, would you like to spend a week in the villa? Ask your father also?"

She was so curious about their behavior. She so wanted to know what was going on.

"Okay, I will do it. When can I come over?" she asked.

"Is it okay, if Calinico went along with you now? He will wait for you and your dad in the limo. Then you three can return here?" he asked politely.

Cat had a feeling that something was up. Something huge, but she just couldn't figure out what. And she desperately wanted to find out.

"It's fine with me." she said with a smile.

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After Cat and his butler drove away in the limo, Vincent walked upstairs. He knew exactly where Yorgos was going to be. Before stepping inside of the library, Vincent took a deep breath.

The moment he walked inside, he got chills up and down his spine. Yorgos was so freaking creepy. The table was filled with pictures of Catherine! Has his cousin gone completely mad?

"Yorgos, what in the hell are you doing?" he asked loudly.

Yorgos turned around and looked at his cousin. The look on his face was even creeping Vincent out.

"She's here, cousin. She has finally returned. We will be free from the curse!" he said.

Vincent shook his head and said."The curse is not real, my cousin. We are not going to drag her into our totally messed up lives. Leave her be."

Yorgos shook his head and said." Our family has been waiting so long for her. She's finally here. I am not letting her slip away, Vincent. You do what you have to, but I am going to break the curse. Aren't you sick and tired to always be alert? Don't you for once just want to let go of your control? Just rip things apart?"

Vincent balled his hands into fists. He closed his eyes and opened them.

"But you have IT under control. Why would you do this, Yorgos? Please, let Catherine be. She doesn't need to know about us. We can live like this, you and I. You and I haven't hurt anyone like our ancestors had. I know it's tragic and the Niarxos family has always had to endure pain. But please, you don't want to drag an innocent young woman into this! " he pleaded.

"No, Vincent! I cannot let her be. I too want happiness. And I too want to have a family. Now is our chance, cousin. Please, make her fall in love with you. Let her break the curse. If you do that, you and I will be free. You and I can be happy again. Don't you want that? I too loved Demetrios.I too felt the pain, when he died. He was our precious little boy. The curse has made us broken men. I lost my love also, because of the curse. Deep down inside you know that the curse is real. You KNOW it, cousin. Please, I cant control it anymore. I cant, I am not strong like you. Please, I beg of you." He pleaded with tears in his eyes.

Vincent took a seat on a chair and contemplated what to do.

"Cousin, I have done something horrible! I lost my temper and had harmed a man. So you see, I cannot control it anymore. And I am afraid that I will be hurting more people if you don't break the curse." He said.

"But Yorgos, didn't you do as I have thought you? The moment you feel anger rising, you have to take deep breaths and think of things that calm you. That's how I do it." Vincent said.

"I am not as strong as you. And don't even try to talk me out of it. You and I both know, that this what we have to battle every second of the day, is not a disease! It's a curse! Its inside our bodies and it wants to come out and destroy! Does she know?" Yorgos asked.

Vincent shook his head."No. She does know about the curse and everything, but she doesn't know about this part of the curse. Calinico left that part out. He didn't want to scare her." he said.

"Please, cousin. I cannot take this anymore. I cannot control what is inside of me. Lately I have been keeping myself locked up. Please." Yorgos begged.

At that very moment, Vincent knew that the curse was indeed real. Vincent silently looked at Yorgos, the wheels in his head turning. His cousin had almost convinced him the opposite of what he initially had planned. He should be thinking about protecting Catherine. Instead, he thought what it would feel like to be free... Vincent also wanted to be free. But using this beautiful, young woman to reach his goal? Was he that selfish?!

So... what will he do?

And... what did Calinico not tell Cat? She knows about how the curse can be broken. But still... he left a very crucial thing out about the curse.

What is it?

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