That night in the club, he saw a man with his hands on me, and I don’t know what his motives were really. Be it that he thought he was hurting me or simply that I chose another man after refusing him, the fact remains, Alexi will always protect me no matter what is happening between us. He could have hurt me or punished me, but he didn’t. He turned on someone touching me, even if it was misguided. I don’t forgive him for his behaviour, but I am not as mad as I was.

Since I have ...