The next morning Alec wakes up with a raging hard-on and sees Rose still sleeping peacefully. He regrets being a little harsh with her the previous night. Immediately after their minor altercation, she had decided she wanted to sleep right away and he had not protested.

He knew how important it was to get proper sleep. He had been deprived of it for two weeks and only he knew what all he had to do to rest his body while still there. Yes, he had kept some secrets from her but he knew ...