I waited, pretending with sick intent to reveal all of my secrets as Roman's eyes bore into mine. Waiting until the lurching elevator stopped and those massive steel doors slid open.
Stepping from the death trap, I turned to face him, "Stop trying to change me, stop thinking I'm her. I'm not. Alex Strong is gone. She's not coming back. I'm not going to tell you my sob story and then strap my cape back on. It was a one time deal."
"That's not true. You can't lose yourself so deeply."
I scoffed, throwing my head back as I leaned into my growing temper, "Why'd you keep your name, Roman? When you were undercover?"
Irritation caused his sharp jaw to tic. "So I would remember who I was."
Thought so. "We don't all have the luxury to go back. Everything in my life has been configured to make
