7. Bridget

During the fourth trial month, Bridget graduates, trying to cage burgeoning attraction toward her bodyguard, Rhys. She takes group photos with Ava, Jules, Stella, and Josh, trading barbs and laughs before tearful farewells. Ava departs for a London fellowship while Bridget prepares to relocate to New York as Eldorra’s royal ambassador.

Sensing Bridget’s loneliness after her family cancels, Rhys drives her into the city for graduation night. He brings her to Walia, an unassuming Ethiopian restaurant that perfectly matches her tastes, signaling attention and care. Over dinner, Bridget leads a playful Q&A; Rhys shares small preferences and guarded truths: fear of failure, dream of peace, regret of inaction, while skirting family topics.

Bridget confronts a lingering suspicion about the indoor festival. Rhys quietly confirms he conceived and executed it alone, calling it inappropriate for a bodyguard yet admitting he did it because he understands being alone. The admission softens Bridget, deepening trust and emotional intimacy between them.

After dinner, they stroll through a park. Rhys acknowledges Bridget’s improved caution by allowing her to go without the vest, and their banter eases into a charged silence as mutual attraction spikes. Just as Bridget contemplates crossing a line, a gunshot tears through the night, plunging the scene into chaos.