Chapter 23 The Mask Slips

• Roman's POV
• I leaned back in my chair and swirled my glass of The silence of my office wrapped around me, broken only by the faint ticking of the clock on the wall. I was staring at nothing specific, just my thoughts. My thoughts were active, and rushing, and unable to calm down.
• Naomi thought she could get away from me. Just thinking about that made me chuckle bitterly. She didn’t understand, couldn’t understand. People didn’t leave me. They didn’t run from me.