Diego's POV
The morning light streaming inside cut across the hall’s polished stone, but it did nothing to ease the pressure in my chest. Usually, I would be fascinated by the rays playing tricks in the air and what not, but this time, I wasn't the least bit interested. My thoughts were on something completely different and even though I used to boast about being able to multitask and not crack under pressure, I wasn't sure I could say the same now.
I was cracking, fracturing and badly too. I hadn’t slept, not really, and especially not with the rumors flying around. I wasn't sure which was more infuriating, the fact that the walls held gossip, or the fact that they spread faster than wild fire. I wasn't one to pay attention to any of the hullaballo, but one piece of information caught
