Page 28 of Ravage

Guess I just have to hope he's right and fate finds some way to throw us back together again. Cause honestly... One night with that woman was never going to be enough.

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I CAUGHT FUCKING FEELINGS

IMOGEN

Annika is waitingfor me at the front door when I arrive at work on Monday.

"Where'd you run off to on Friday night?" she asks, looking pissed.

I've been dodging her messages all weekend, but I know I won’t be able to avoid her now that I’m here.

I shrug as I wheel my suitcase behind me through the foyer, headed for the stairs. I am flying to Sydney this afternoon to visit the two locations there. One of the perks of this job is that I get to travel all around the country, which I love. While I could manage everything from the Brisbane location, Sebastian and Daniel prefer that I visit the other locations once a month, for appearances. The club managers at the Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide locations answer directly to me, but Sydney and Brisbane are managed by the two brothers. Sebastian lives here and Daniel splits his time between the Rose Bay & Point Piper mansions in Sydney.

"Just wasn't feeling it," I reply, heading for the stairs.

She grabs my arm. "Bullshit. I saw you head back in to helpCam, and an hour later, you're racing out stark naked with a freaked out look on your face." She strokes my cheek, her expression full of concern. "Did he hurt you? Cause while he's hot as fuck and seemed super chill, I will hunt him down and castrate him if he hurt you."

I grin, knowing she would do just that if someone had hurt me. "I promise, that wasn't it. He was fucking amazing."

Her hand drops away. "I'm confused... If it was so good, why'd you run?"

I sigh, looking towards the door, where Connell is sitting with a book. His presence means there are clients on site, and I don't feel much like having an audience to this conversation.

Annika follows my gaze and nods. "Come on." She grabs my hand and drags me up the two flights of stairs towards her suite.

All the sex workers live on site, along with Sebastian, Connell and David, and each of them has luxurious suites that are basically one-bedroom apartments. Annika has been here the longest of all the staff, and her suite is my favourite. It takes up the corner that has a view all the way out to the ocean from our mountain location, but it's not the view that I love about it. Everything about the space just screams Annika. She has very expensive taste, with designer clothes hanging in the closet and luxurious furnishings that she keeps in perfect condition. She also has a massive book collection that I use as my own personal library the majority of the time.

"Spill, woman. What has you all twisted in knots?" Annika demands as soon as she shuts the door behind me.

I melt into her favourite armchair and drop my face into my hands. "I don't know," I half wail.

I feel her drop down in front of me, and I peek at her from between my fingers.

"This is all very dramatic." She pushes my hair back behind my ear. "It's also not like my usual cool, aloof Imogen."

I sigh and lift my face. "I know."

She grips my knee. "Seriously. What the fuck happened?"

I suck in a deep breath. "It was some of the best sex I've ever had, excluding you and Sebastian. And then there were all these feelings, and I didn't know how to handle it, so I fucking bailed and begged Sebastian to fuck me hard out the back." I let it all tumble out in a rush.

Annika's eyebrows knit together. "Um... what?"

I groan. "I caught fucking feelings."

She's quiet for a moment and then proceeds to fucking cackle. "Oh my god, this is amazing."

Bitch.

I glare at her. "No, it is not. It's terrible, and I can never see him again."

"No, but it really is. Im, honey, I know you're all about being jaded and keeping people at arm's length, but it's okay to catch feelings."

I shake my head. "Nope. Not for me, it isn't. I vowed after my divorce that I would never do feelings again. Feelings mean mediocre sex and dealing with a man who takes me for granted."

"Didn't you just say sex with Cam was some of the best you'd ever had, outside Sebastian and yours truly? Which, by the way, back at ya, darling. You fucking rock in the sack." She grins at me, and I laugh before sighing again.

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