I pace the apartment in agitation as I await news of Diogo's meeting with Emery. I know he's met her, and I just hope he sees the sweet woman beneath the tough, sometimes abrasive exterior. She's not one to hold back her opinion if she thinks a person has done something they shouldn't. But she's also very sweet, exactly the person I need to be with right now.

The door opens and Diogo strides in, his cloak of arrogance firmly in place. The implacable grim look on his face ...