Sex can be a cure when you don’t know what else you need, and as he’s the master of this world, I trust him that he knows this is what it is. He has been here a million times before and knows how it feels and how to make it disappear. He wants to help me for once, and I don’t want to question it.

Alexi turns, keeping me held securely. That feeling of safety he gives me overwhelms me like I wanted as he walks me to his room and carries me inside to block out the past few ...