Victoria was still trying to reconcile the two men who had suddenly become one. Despite her shock, however, she was happy. Incredibly happy.
Diego's words, the way he looked at her – it almost felt like a dream. Except it wasn't one. It was all real: the pardon; De Soto's approaching departure; the fallen mask.
She loved the man before her in both his incarnations: as her best friend, and as her masked hero.
"Of course, I will," she answered, as he stood up to embrace her. "I have loved you my entire life, Diego!" she added right before kissing him.