He hadn't meant to flirt with Florence at that meeting in the Merano Mountain Inn, but she had seemed so sad. A beautiful woman being so sad was simply not right so he'd tried to make her smile. He'd never bargained on falling in love with her, but he had and even after all that had happened as a result, he wasn't about to apologize for it.

"I am quite content here," he asserted, standing his ground. His jaw hurt and he needed to get some ice for it, but he wasn't going to hand Freddie any kind of victory. "You leave."