Stephanie's POV

I didn't expect the tears.

They came suddenly and without warning, burning hot tracks down my cheeks as I looked at Davies and my voice trembled with disbelief.

“Why are you doing this, Davies? Why are you asking me to go back to a man who should be your enemy?”

Davies chuckled softly, but there was a sadness in his eyes that tugged at my heart.

"Because I am a man, Stephanie. And more than that, I understand what it means to lose someone you love deeply” He leaned back against the couch, arms crossed, gaze steady. “I see the way you talk about Gregory. You still love...