Weeks after the incident at James’s office, Roman had been avoiding Alexa, but suddenly he built up the courage to confront her.

He slammed the door to Alexa’s room shut, his voice already rising.

“You just had to do it, didn’t you?”

Alexa flinched but didn’t back down. She was pacing near the window, her chest pounding.

“Roman…”

“No.” He pointed a finger at her.

“Don’t try to soften it. You revealed yourself to James. After everything. After all the plans we ...