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Vera didn't hesitate once the bed swallowed us whole. Her lips locked back on mine with bruising hunger, her nails dragging down my chest hard enough to sting. She ground her hips against me like she was trying to break me apart, every roll urgent, every gasp sharp and heated.
The system pulsed again.
[Partner Sync: Intensifying.]
[Stimulation Bonus: Increased Endurance.]
It only pushed me further.
I grabbed her hips and flipped her beneath me, the weight of my body pressing her down into the mattress. She gasped in surprise, a wicked grin breaking across her lips even as I pinned her arms over her head.
"So the rookie… wants to be on top?" she teased, breathless, her breasts rising and falling, swollen and heavy as I pressed them down beneath my chest.
I didn't answer. I didn't need to. My hands moved of their own accord, kneading her breasts roughly, savoring the way they spilled between my fingers, the way her moans trembled between pleasure and pain.
Her back arched, her body responding with a desperation that matched my own. "Mmh… harder… don't hold back."
The words were a challenge.
And I met them.
Each thrust rocked her against the bed, the creak of the frame swallowed by her cries. Her moans filled the room, raw and unrestrained, egging me on. She clenched her thighs around me, pulling me deeper, her nails digging trails down my back as if trying to carve me into her.
But Vera wasn't one to surrender.
With a sudden twist, she rolled again, throwing herself onto her stomach. Her ass rose high, round and full, presented shamelessly as she looked back over her shoulder with a feral grin.
"Come on, Juno," she taunted, voice hoarse and dripping with lust. "Show me what you've got."
I didn't hesitate.
Gripping her hips, I drove into her from behind, my hands sliding up her back before grabbing fistfuls of her hair. Her body rocked with each motion, her breasts pressed into the sheets, muffling her cries. Still, she pushed back against me, matching my rhythm, her voice breaking into needy gasps.
"Mmh… ahh… y-you're better than I thought…" Her words trembled, cut through with moans. "Don't stop—"
Her body quivered, sweat slicking her skin, every sound spilling from her lips only driving me harder.
[System Notification: Intimacy Sync Complete.]
[New Trait Unlocked: Physical Reflex Boost.]
The system faded into the background as all I could focus on was the way Vera writhed beneath me, every inch of her demanding more, every gasp and cry a victory I claimed over and over until she collapsed into the sheets, trembling, moaning my name like a curse.
And still, I wasn't done.
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I slammed into her harder, faster, every thrust making her scream into the sheets. Her body arched like a bow, her ass bouncing against my hips as my hands gripped her waist tight enough to bruise. The sound of flesh on flesh filled the room, wet, loud, shameless.
Vera clawed at the bed, knuckles white, her voice breaking into a rough, guttural moan. "F-fuck—! Don't you dare slow down—"
Her words only made me drive deeper, grinding against every shudder that ripped through her. My chest pressed to her back as I leaned over, my teeth finding her shoulder, biting hard enough to make her cry out in ecstasy. Her body quaked beneath me, slick with sweat, her breath sharp and uneven.
And then, with a final, violent snap of her hips against mine, she came—hard. Her cry ripped from her throat, wild and raw, her whole body convulsing as I held her tight, filling her, riding her until I crashed down with her.
The system pulsed in my vision:
[System Notification: Intimacy Sync Complete.]
[New Skill Unlocked: Reflex Surge.]
[Advisory: Host requires rest. Stabilization sequence recommended.]
My strength drained from me all at once, the adrenaline fading into exhaustion. I pulled free and collapsed onto the bed beside her, chest heaving, body slick and trembling.
Vera rolled onto her back, her breasts still rising and falling with each labored breath. She glanced at me with half-lidded eyes, sweat clinging to her hairline, and smirked between gasps. "Tch… not bad, rookie… maybe you're not just Lyria's pretty little summon after all."
Her voice was rough but playful, that cocky edge still there even as she was wrecked and trembling.
I couldn't reply. Not with words. My body simply moved, pulling her closer until she was halfway sprawled across my chest. Her breath was hot against my skin, her lips brushing me every time she exhaled. My hand settled naturally on her ass, fingers sinking lazily into the soft flesh, holding her there like she belonged.
For once, Vera didn't fight it. She just sighed, heavy and satisfied, eyes slipping closed as her grin softened.
The world dimmed around us, the rhythm of our breathing syncing, and together, tangled in sweat and heat, we drifted off.
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