Valeria's hands were shaking as the sedan weaved through traffic, and Nick ended up taking one hand off the wheel to hold hers.

“You need to calm down, troublemaker. It's not going to help anything if you get like this.”

Valeria shook her head vehemently as she bit her lip and held back tears.

“You have no idea what it means to lose a child. Alice is my whole life; I can't let them take her from me—”

“Calm down, calm down, that's not going to happen. Connor is very good, I'm sure he can help