Chapter Eighteen

My eyes widened in realisation, “Antonio Venturi?” 

I gulped, thinking how stupidly I had forgotten about the Venturi. Perhaps the graphic violence Alec and Austin displayed, might have shocked me more than I thought. 

“Is that his name?” Alec frowned.

“How do you know his name?” Austin was quick to ask, the arrogant smirk that once decorated his lips and playful eyes were long gone as he narrowed his eyes at me.

I let out a shaky breath, “I knew him... He’s sort of a big name in business too.” I frowned, not being able to put the pieces together, “Why is he here?” I suddenly asked them.

Alec and Austin exchanged glances, before Alec asked, “How close are you with him?”

I glared at Alec, Antonio Venturi was a name I hated with such passion, “We are not close, at all!” I gritted.

“How are we supposed to believe you?” Aus