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Her words lingered in the quiet, trembling between exhaustion and hunger. "You can continue, Kai. I had an orgasm, not you. You are not done. I want more. Give me more. F*ck harder."
Her plea was soft, but it carried the weight of command, and Kai felt the truth of it resonate in him like a bell struck deep in stone. He held her for a moment longer, pressing his lips to her hair, then moved with careful strength. He did not hurry. He let her body adjust, let her breath settle, and then, with a steady rhythm, began again.
The shelter was filled with a sweet satisfying sound once more. Not the sound of fire or river, but of two lives colliding in a storm that refused to break apart. It was the clapping of naked bodies. Every movement was both a promise and a demand. She whispered his name, again and again, sometimes clear, sometimes lost in a moan, as though it was the only word left to her.
"Kai… Kai… Kai… Harder…. Go Faster…"