I spent the rest of the day in my original room with Roni, determinedly ignoring the luxury suite that Alexander had purchased for my “protection.” Roni seemed relieved to have the distraction of my drama, since it meant we didn’t have to discuss her increasingly complicated engagement situation or the very real feelings that had surfaced during her fight with Nick.
“So he just bought the building,” Roni said for the third time, lying on her bed and staring at the ceiling. “The entire building.”
“Apparently.”
“That’s either incredibly romantic or incredibly creepy.”
“I’m going with creepy.”
“But also kind of romantic,” she mused. “I mean, the gesture is completely over the top, but the intention—”
“The intention was to control where I live without asking my permission.” I glared at m
