Page 93 of Ravage

She gives me a small smile and shakes her head. "That is between me, Connell, and Dante."

My eyes widen. "Wait, this is the first time you mentioned Dante was there!"

Her grin turns wicked. "Whoops."

I gape at her. "Now you have to tell me!"

She winks and rises to her feet. "Maybe... one day..." She blows me a kiss and walks out of the office.

I turn to look at Sebastian. "Do you know what happened that night?"

He raises an eyebrow. "Are you asking me to gossip, Imogen?"

"Yes."

He shakes his head with a chuckle. "I've not been given the details, only that whatever happened that night did, as Annika would say, rock Connell's world. Perhaps one day he'll be able to reconcile that with the feelings he seems to have for Annika, but it needs to be on his terms." Then he rolls his eyes. "Wait, why are we even discussing this?"

I smile, batting my eyelashes. "Because you're one of the girls now." He gives me a disgusted look that makes me laugh. "It's okay, Sebastian. You can admit you're just as invested in the drama around this place as the rest of us are."

He glowers at me. "I'd prefer if there was less drama, thank you very much."

I open my mouth to respond when his phone rings, and a relieved expression crosses his face as he reaches to pick it up.

Saved by the bell.

"Hello Daniel," Sebastian says, bringing his phone to his ear.

I turn back to my computer as he listens to whatever his brother has to say. The spreadsheet I've been trying to work on for the past hour is still open and untouched. I guess Annika really distracted me.

"What?!" Sebastian shoots to his feet, and I look up, alarmed.

He begins pacing, his expression dark. In the two years I'veknown him, I've never seen him show this level of emotion about anything, and it's freaking me out a little. Whatever Daniel is telling him must be drastic to elicit this kind of response.

"Where is she now?"

Ok, so it's about a woman. Did something happen to one of the sex workers in Sydney?

He stops pacing, glaring out the window while Daniel replies. His expression morphs into something dangerous, and my heart leaps into my throat. God, what the fuck has happened?

"I'm getting on the next plane." He hangs up, spinning around to storm out of the room.

I jump up to follow him. "What's going on?"

He stops short, like he's surprised that I'm even there. Whatever his brother had to say has rattled him so badly that he's clearly not thinking straight.

"There is a situation in Sydney that I need to take care of," he replies.

"Did something happen to one of the employees?" I ask, following him as he heads for the stairs.

"No... It's a... family thing."

I pause. "But... you don't have family other than Daniel?"

He whips around to look at me, his eyes blazing. "There are many things about my history that you know nothing about, Imogen."

Well, fuck.

"Uh, okay. Sorry, I didn't mean to overstep."

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