ROMAN
Someone made Eve cry.
Someone actually had the nerve to make her cry.
I could feel my blood pressure rise just thinking about it. I didn't even know what happened yet, but my gut told me it had to do with her family. It was always them. They had this special talent for ruining things that made her happy.
My phone had been buzzing for the past five minutes with Courtney's name flashing across the screen. I ignored it the first two times. Then a third. But by the fourth, I picked up—not because I wanted to, but because I needed her to stop calling while I was waiting for Eve.
"Courtney," I said, my tone flat.
"Roman," she breathed, dragging out my name like it was supposed to mean something. "We need to talk."
"I'll get back to you," I said shortly. "I'm expectin
