Diego's POV

The sudden shift in her demeanor was alarming.

She blinked at me as if there weren’t any tears still glistening in her eyes or smeared down her face. She spoke as if I couldn’t hear the rough aftermath of her gut-wrenching screams and wracking sobs.

As if I hadn’t just watched her fall the fuck apart.

My God, there was nothing I wouldn’t do to never witness that again.

But if there was one thing Davina was always consistent with, it was being a glutton for inflicting pain ...