Ugo played his part well, making a point to ignore my nervous small talk and my obvious sighs whenever I asked too many questions about nothing. I needed to play the nervous, lost child from years ago, at least at first. Later, I would allow myself to gain confidence. He needed to portray an annoyed ass who had little time for me. The hardest part was we had to appear as if we were strangers.
Rome was a gorgeous city at night and a place I had always wanted to spend more time. Wyatt and I had driven through it while chasing a story, but we were always on a deadline and never got to stop and explore.
The climb up the hill seemed to go on forever, but we finally reached the top and stopped before a pair of gates with armed guards out front. One of the men flashed a light in my eyes when th
