He’s a machine! Not sure why that’s the first thought in my head when there are so many others running around in there. I’m stupefied at the way this day has gone. I’d woken up, ready to put him on his ass for knocking me out, so how did we get here? I felt fear and doubt sneak under my defenses as I remembered how I’d acted in the last few hours.

What does he think of me? Does he think I’m easy because I let him have me so soon? The thought brought ...