Book 3: Chapter 41

Her mind reeled as she replayed Diego’s words, the fierce way he had defended her, even against his mother. She had expected him to be indifferent or even to take Camila’s side. 

Instead, Diego had revealed a depth of remorse and a desire to change that she hadn’t thought him capable of. When she finally closed the door to her room, she leaned against it, letting the revelations sink in.

As she crossed to the bed and sat down, her thoughts twisted into a complicated web of emotions. Had she been wrong about him all this time? Diego’s confession about his plans for the perfume line, a project she had poured her heart into, left her stunned. 

He intended to put it in her name, to make her the sole owner. It was a level of respect and recognition she had never expected from him, especially after everything they’d been through. And beyond that, he had actually spoken highly of her to his mother, something he’d rarely done, if ever. 

Diego had even