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“She wouldn’t say. She’s not coherent, but…I believe it’s the Treasury agent who came to—”
London. I shot out of my chair and out of the boardroom at a run.
“Where is she?” I stabbed at the elevator button.
“In the security office in the lobby.”
I stepped into the elevator, and Max stepped in after me. As it descended, I willed it to go faster. My jaw felt so tight it hurt. “She’s injured?”
Max’s face hardened. “Yes.”
“Fuck.” My heart beat hard in my chest. I tried to stay calm, but it was damn hard. I clenched my hands into fists, fighting for control.
The floors ticked down, and before the doors had fully opened, I slid out sideways and strode across the lobby.
A small crowd of staff gathered near the door to the security office.
“Out of my way.” I shouldered through.
And saw her.
My heart sank.
She was covered in blood, and one side of her face was swollen, and her hair tangled around her shoulders.
“London. Fuck.”
My anger was hotter than anything I’d felt in years, decades. It swept through me, burning my insides to ash.
“Kavner.” A sob escaped her.
I crossed to the leather couch where she was sitting, and I dropped to my knees in front of her.
“Hell.” I gently touched her face.
She made another sound that broke my heart.
I sat on the couch, and pulled her into my arms. “You’re safe now.”
She pressed her face to my neck, her hands clutching at my shirt.
“No one is going to hurt you again.” I rocked her. Whoever had laid hands on her would pay. I’d make sure of it. “Tell me.” I stroked her hair.
“I got an anonymous lead. To go to the port.” She swallowed. “I was set up.”
I swallowed a curse, my hands tightening on her body. And she’d been beaten. What other injuries did she have that I couldn’t see?
“It was the same man who shot at me at Brennan Auction.”
Whoever he was, he’d signed his death warrant, but really, I wanted to know who he worked for.
“It’s okay.”
“I didn’t see his face.” She sucked in a breath. “He has a skull tattoo on his forearm.”
“All right. We’ll deal with him later.”
“Kav, there’s more.” She lifted her head.
