Page 41 of Giovanni's Obsession

“No.” His voice is clipped.

“She has become an obsession for you. She’s a liability.” My heart skips that they are talking about me.

Gio says nothing to refute the statement.

“If you want me to continue, you’ll give me what I want and I’ll give you what you want.” He finally says.

After a few quiet moments, the voice says. “We will be in touch.”

I stand there wondering what all of this is really about, my mind thinking furiously. When the door jerks open suddenly, I squeak in surprise.

“You shouldn’t listen in on others’ conversations.” He says sternly.

Pushing my way into the room, I spin around with a glare.

“You want to tell me what the hell that was about?”

Giovanni

I swear Raven is going to pass out if she doesn’t take a breath between questions that she isn’t even giving me a chance to answer.

Everything happened so fast she’s probably in shock now that the adrenaline is wearing off.

“One...two...three...” I count

“Why the hell are you counting?” she shouts at me.

“Count with me. One... two...three.” I repeat.

She looks at me as if I’ve lost my mind but she gives in. As she counts with me I can visibly see the tension leaving her body.

Finally after repeating the count a few times, she sags back on the edge of the bed.

“You need to calm down. I'll answer the questions that I can but I can’t answer everything.”

“Calm down? You did not just tell me to calm down!” she jumps back up.

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