The next few hours felt like a battlefield.

Quickly processing documents, booking tickets, getting through security, finding the boarding gate—it was all a whirlwind. Steven almost had to drag Emily along at a half-run. By the time they finally reached the gate, the cabin doors were just about to close. They managed to get on the plane at the very last moment.

Steven let out a breath of relief. "Miranda, it really hasn’t been easy getting you here."

The flight had no first-class tickets ...