On the fourth ring, Cassius answered the phone.

"Hello, Rebel," his voice sounded a bit weak, as if he had just woken up.

"Hey, uh... Sorry I woke you up," Tatiana said, her voice low.

"Hm, you sound disturbed. Are you okay?" he asked gently.

"I should be asking you that. How's business?" she inquired, her mind wavering on whether to tell Cassius about Rosa but deciding to wait. She wanted to see what Rosa was talking about before mentioning it to him.

Even though Rowen trusted Rosa, Tatiana knew it wasn’t a trap. She could tell that Rosa was telling the truth.

"Pretty stressful. I miss you and my...