Isla Kalashnikov (P.O.V.) After a date night with Alessandro and all that occurred during and after our date, Alessandro and I had created a special bond that I felt like I should not get too comfortable with. I was on edge ever since Alessandro and I started talking more again and hanging out even though I felt like he had cleaned up his act much more since the last time I ever considered being with him exclusively. The effort that I wanted months ago so that he could gain my trust after breaking it multiple times was being displayed evidently and while I was grateful for this, I was sort of paranoid about it all. I felt as though if I were to get comfortable with him again, he would cheat on me or stop trying as hard. I am also scared that he would be using me for whatever reason. I d

