Chapter 44 : A Family Reunion

Cat POV

I'd agreed to go to Luke's grandfather's house with him, but I hadn't realized it was in France. We packed our bags and headed off across the Atlantic in Luke's private jet.

The house was in the countryside on a massive vineyard. We got a good look at it as the plane descended. It was so large and old it was basically a French castle, with the vineyard still fully operational.

There was even a private airstrip on the giant estate. After Luke's jet landed, a car was waiting to drive us from the airstrip back to the mansion.

"This is one of the longest-running vineyards in Europe," Luke muttered to me as we drove through the rows of grape vines. "And perhaps the only place I ever felt a little at home."

Workers in big straw hats with satchels were busy harvesting grapes.

"Hand harvesting?" I asked, squeezing his hands.

"My grandfather says it is the only way to properly harvest wine grapes. He's been in the business for his entire life, just like his father.