To say that I was furious would be an understatement. I was seething as I pulled my earphones out and dropped them unceremoniously on the couch. I was in need of venting and the only person who I could turn to was the only other person in the room. He, too, seemed to be speaking into his cell phone. I took a moment to realize that he was still in the conference with the heads. His brows were scrunched together as he tried to concentrate on the series of voices that I could hear coming from his cell phone. All the voices were hard and seemed to be serious. Their tones, unlike Anthony, were harsher and they spoke rapidly trying to gain attention and conveying their views.

I tapped on Anthony's shoulder. He seemed to have expected the intrusion. He looked at me with a look of acknowledgement and pulled the phone away from his ears. His fingers glided over the keys and then the voices became clearer. On the loudspeaker, I could hear the others fighting over who had the better idea, and so far, I had heard nothing of consequence.

"Guys, could you hold your horses and present your ideas like civilised people?" I could see the surprise reflecting in Anthony's eyes as he heard me loud and clear speech. Silence followed and as if on cue a smile graced on Anthony's lips. I smiled back at him and turned to the phone. "Now, tell me. What do you know about everything? I need to know if you have a clear perception of the situation or not." I nodded at Anthony who seemed to relax and then he got up.

"I'm getting myself something to drink," he informed me as he walked away. I shrugged and went back to the concentration.

"Darcy wants information on us and he used the most vulnerable member of our group."

"And she fell for it." Disorder broke out again as they mumbled in agreement or protested and tried to defend Cienna.

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