"What?" I gasp, staring at him in dismay. Didn't he come here to rescue me? To take me back home, to my sector. To the slums.
"I need you to go back to Fuentes. For some reason he's become obsessed by you, obsessed by the legend. We need to take advantage of this and set you up in his care as a plant."
"You. We!" I hiss at him, poking him in the chest. "What about me? I don't particularly want to die, Xavier. And I was steps away from a death sentence in there."
I'm hurt that he's willing to send me back into such a dangerous situation. I may be his separated wife, but I thought we cared more about each other than this. My mind flashes to Diogo. Even the few hours I spent with him showed me an entirely different character. A man that was protective, almost overly so. I clench my hand a
