ALEXIS WASN’T SURE when she dozed off in Anton’s arms, but she was happy enough that it happened. He had turned over at some point, keeping their bodies close together and warm. He was still buried deep inside of Alexis, she could feel the thick presence, but his knot had long since gone down from its swelled state. They were no longer forcefully connected, but Anton hadn’t had it in himself to pull out of Alexis after they had fallen asleep. He just held her tightly, giving her a beautiful sight of his sleeping face to wake up to.
She smiled at his relaxed position, how weak and defenseless but utterly adorable he looked. Alexis put a hand on Anton’s shoulder, using her thumb to rub gentle circles in his bruised skin. His bruises were more obvious in the daylight, ugly and purple and yel
