Upon leaving the suite, I went down the emergency staircase and stopped on each of the thirty floors of the building, identifying possible alternative exit routes in case of an emergency.
Despite the relaxed atmosphere surrounding this trip, I couldn't forget that I was protecting a man who had been the target of an elaborate assassination attempt.
Whoever was behind that incident might have followed us there, where Alessandro was more vulnerable without his traditional security setup.
But that wasn't the only reason that had driven me out of the suite.
It was something I needed for myself. I needed to be alone and think about what was happening.
But more urgently, I had to find a way to stay as far away from Alessandro as possible.
I had to convince myself that I would be the on
