(ASA)
I fell into a warm, blissful sleep with Zev's knot still inside me. After all the torture, I was finally at peace. My alpha had taken care of me. Now I could rest knowing he was with me. I had no idea how long I slept, but what woke me was a ray of sun in my eyes from a crack in the curtains.
My heat had waned.
Zev was no longer inside me, his knot having subsided. But he still held me. Looking up at him, I had the strangest feeling as I watched him sleep. My heart ached, and I wanted to stroke his stubbled cheek. I restrained myself, though. What we'd shared had been out of necessity. Zev had simply been sent into a rut because of my heat. He'd acted on instinct, not emotion. He'd knotted me only because I'd been in agony.
The ultimate pity fuck.
