‘I need to call him. Something’s wrong. I can feel it.’ I sound like some needy wife, and I am aware Jackson is giving the weird eye as though I am one, but he doesn’t get it.

Whether I like it or not, my life is completely tangled up with Alexi Carrero on so many levels; it’s not just about this club, this income, this opportunity.

He makes me feel safe.

If it weren’t for Alexi, I would not have a life at all. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be here. I ...