CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHT
No.
There is absolutely no way I’m getting fired on my first day.
Not after everything it took to get here. Not when I need to stay undercover for a year or at least seven months, long enough to see everything, understand everyone, and protect what’s mine. Linda might think she’s dramatic, but she has no idea who she’s dealing with.
She has clearly never seen me perform.
Because the same woman standing here in a stiff hotel uniform once played Delilah in a church drama and brought the entire congregation to tears—including the pastor’s wife. I didn’t just act. I delivered.
So I decide instantly.
Before Diego can turn his back on me, I move fast. I drop to the floor in front of Linda, knees hitting the carpet with a soft thud. Tears flood my eyes on command. My v
