Alice and I spent the night cuddled up against each other. The moment I told her what had transpired between Roman and I, she hugged me and didn’t ask anymore questions. I didn’t sleep much, I was still having a hard time coming to terms with everything. He said he was done with me, after everything we’ve been through, how could that be possible? I still didn’t believe him. I couldn’t. Something was wrong. My delusional self was telling me he was doing this just to protect me, to shield me from the dangers of his world. I kept telling myself he had no choice, he had to let me go. But, what if it was really the way he felt and everything had been one big game from the beginning? The auction. Trusting me with his plans. Talking about his mother. Paris. All the memories made me cry mo

