When I finally broke free, he was there for me—body, mind, and soul. Staying with someone who is supposed to love you, but instead hurts you, takes its toll. I faced betrayal, but I fought my way out, and now I just want to forget. We all have our stories, but thankfully that one ended, but not without complications. This is my story, and I am writing it from now on. Is he the one to help me believe in love again, or is the broken, jagged road from my past making it too hard to move on, let alone find love? A Protector's Touch is a steamy, suspenseful new adult college romance story of survival, second chances, and of finding love and one's self again. Trigger warning: Story contains references to past intimate partner violence, but this is in no way graphic. This is a story of April overcoming her past and not letting it define her.