“Er, I, uh, do not know the proper terminology for it,” I say. “That is the word I have heard, I think. I mean the method of torture in which one pours water over the victim’s mouth and nose, to inflict the sensation of drowning.” More staring, and I realize my explanation sounded far too technical for Catriona. Either that or Gray’s rethinking having anyone in his home with such a well-rounded knowledge of torture.
