Kai stood behind her, his cock slick with their combined arousal.

He ran his hand down her spine, felt her shiver under his touch.

Her skin was hot, almost feverish.

She really wants this.

"You sure?" he asked, his voice low.

Eliza looked back at him over her shoulder.

Her eyes were hungry, nothing like the guarded noblewoman from an hour ago.

"I’ve never been more sure of anything. Fuck me like you mean it."

He didn’t need to be told twice.

He grabbed her hips and thrust into her in one smooth motion.

No teasing or any slow build up.

Just him, filling her.

Eliza cried out, a surprised sound that melted into a moan.

Her fingers gripped the blankets beneath her, knuckles white.

Holy shit. She’s tight. Like, really tight.

"Yes... fuck... like that..."

Kai set a pace that was all hunger.

His hips slapped against her ass, loud in the quiet basement.

Each thrust drove her forward, her breasts swinging beneath her, her moans muffled by the fabric she was biting into.

God, she’s been saving this up for weeks. Maybe months. The way she’s pushing back...

He wasn’t wrong.

Every sound she made was desperate, pent-up, weeks of fear and isolation pouring out of her with each stroke.

She pushed back against him, meeting his thrusts, demanding more. Her body was telling him everything her words couldn’t.

Vienna watched from the side, her hand between her legs, fingers working herself as she watched the show.

She moaned in time with Eliza’s cries, her own pleasure building from the sight alone.

"That’s it," Vienna breathed.

"Give it to her."

Eliza’s response was a broken sob of pleasure. She pushed back harder, her body trembling.

She’s close. I can feel it. The way she clenches...

Kai leaned forward, his chest pressing against her back, his mouth finding her ear.

"You’re mine now," he said.

"Say it."

"I’m yours," Eliza gasped.

Slap Slap Slap

"I’m yours, I’m yours, I’m yours—"

He reached around and found her clit, rubbing tight circles as he fucked her.

The dual stimulation sent her over the edge.

She came with a scream that echoed off the stone walls, her body convulsing around him, her nails raking the blankets.

"ngah..."

Fuck. That’s it. That’s the sound I wanted to hear.*

Kai followed moments later, his hips stuttering, his release pumping deep inside her.

He stayed buried in her as he came, groaning her name, his grip on her hips probably leaving marks.

He didn’t care.

She didn’t seem to mind either.

They stayed like that for a long moment, panting, trembling, connected.

The only sounds were their breathing and the faint crackle of dying embers.

Finally, Kai pulled out and collapsed onto the blankets beside her. Eliza curled into his side immediately, her head on his chest.

Vienna crawled over and pressed herself against his other side, her hand resting on his stomach.

The basement was quiet.

Two women. One night. And I’m still alive to enjoy it.

Eliza spoke first, her voice hoarse.

"If we die tomorrow... at least I had tonight."

Kai pressed a kiss to the top of her head.

"We’re not dying tomorrow. We’re getting out of this village, and we’re taking everyone with us."

Vienna smiled, her fingers tracing lazy patterns on his skin.

"I believe you."

Kai stared up at the dark ceiling, feeling the warmth of the two women pressed against him.

The system notifications could wait.

Right now, this was enough.

He closed his eyes, letting himself drift.

Tomorrow, they’d figure out the next step.

Tonight, he had two women in his arms and the feeling that maybe, just maybe, he was doing something right.

Eliza’s soft breathing against his chest.

Vienna’s fingers were still tracing lazy circles.

The warmth of their bodies keeps the basement cold at bay.

Yeah. This is worth fighting for.

He let himself smile in the darkness, just a little.

Then he let sleep take him.

*****

Kai pulled his trousers up and fastened his belt.

He let out a long breath and looked at the two beautiful women sharing the messy mattress.

Vienna was stretching her arms over her head with a highly satisfied smile that reached her eyes.

Eliza sat up slowly, wrapping a torn silk blanket around her bare chest to ward off the chill of the basement. Her green eyes were clear and sharp again, lacking the frantic fear from the night before.

’That was definitely the best level-up reward I have ever received,’ Kai thought to himself, picking up his white shirt from the cold stone floor.

"We cannot stay down here forever," Eliza said softly, breaking the comfortable silence. She reached for her discarded dress.

"If we want to secure this village and survive the week, we need to clear the rest of the surface."

"You are right," Kai agreed.

He buttoned his shirt and tossed Vienna her skirt.

"We need to split our forces to cover more ground. Eliza, you know the layout best. Take the old farmer and Thom to secure the west side, and make sure you barricade the main gates."

"And what are you two going to do?" Eliza asked, tying the laces of her dress with practiced fingers.

"Vienna and I will take the east side," Kai replied.

He checked the sharp edge of his blessed dagger.

"We will clear the remaining stragglers and find out where they are coming from."

Vienna stood up and shimmied into her skirt.

She gave Kai a playful wink that made his heart skip a beat.

"Just try to keep your hands off me until the work is done. We have a lot of freaks to kill."

"I make no promises because you make it very difficult," Kai laughed, enjoying the light banter.

They left the safety of the basement a few minutes later.

The morning sun was just starting to peek over the eastern hills over the ruined village.

Eliza went left to gather the fragile survivors while Kai and Vienna headed right down the empty street.

"The aura wore off," Vienna whispered, keeping her iron poker raised, ready for a fight.

"I feel normal again, and my skin stopped burning."

"That is probably a good thing for our combat focus," Kai noted, scanning the rooftops for any hidden lurkers.