Chapter 309: The Entire Night
The pace intensified. Martin tightened his grip and thrust upward, forcing Katherine to brace one hand against the sofa. She adjusted the angle of her knees and shoulders whenever he pressed closer, refusing to let the changing position break their rhythm.
Red curls twisted between his fingers. Martin leaned forward when she took him deeper, his free hand clenching around the edge of the cushion, and Katherine held herself there until a hoarse sound broke from him.
Cassandra’s hand became still inside her trousers. She had watched Martin remain calm while entire guilds hunted him and seen him face players who outnumbered him without losing his steady confidence. Watching Katherine finally tear that control away affected Cassandra more strongly than any of his victories inside the game.
"Katherine..." The warning broke apart before it reached the end of her name.
Katherine did not release him. She stayed close as Martin’s hips rose again, accepting the movement she had invited while his fingers held her in place.
Martin’s body tightened all at once. He folded over Katherine as the climax struck, his stomach knotting and his shoulders curling forward. His fingers clenched in her hair while the pleasure left him incapable of controlling anything beyond his grip on her.
Katherine stayed against him until his hips settled back onto the sofa and his fingers loosened. Only then did she begin to lift her head.
A wet sound accompanied the slow withdrawal. Katherine stayed kneeling between his legs to catch her breath, several strands of red hair clinging to her flushed cheeks. She swept her thumb across the corner of her mouth, cleaned it with her tongue, then licked her lips and closed her eyes with a satisfied hum.
Martin collapsed against the cushions. His hand slid from Katherine’s hair to the back of her neck, where it rested while he struggled to slow his breathing.
Cassandra had forgotten to move. Her hand remained beneath her loosened trousers as she looked from Katherine’s satisfied expression to Martin’s flushed face.
Katherine opened her eyes. "Our boy is certainly healthy enough to keep us busy for the entire night."
Martin managed a breathless laugh. Once he had recovered enough to speak, he said, "You’re very good at that."
The approval pleased Katherine more than any clever answer could have. She rested her cheek against his thigh and traced one finger lazily along his skin. "Hotel rooms become lonely when no one interesting is around. I’ve had time to learn what I enjoy."
Her gaze remained on his face. "That wasn’t your first time."
"No," Martin admitted. "I didn’t think we needed to compare histories while you were down there, but I won’t hide mine if you want to ask later."
Katherine studied him for a moment before nodding. "Later, then."
She was plainly curious, but she did not press him while Cassandra remained beside them or turn his answer into another opportunity to tease. Martin appreciated the restraint. There would be time for uncomfortable questions once tonight was no longer moving faster than any of them could properly consider.
Cassandra finally withdrew her hand from her trousers. She wiped the dampness discreetly against the inside of the fabric before closing her knees, but Katherine caught the movement.
"Don’t," Cassandra warned.
Katherine’s smile deepened. She settled her cheek more comfortably against Martin’s thigh but wisely kept her thoughts to herself.
Cassandra decided that watching Katherine struggle with her silence was satisfying enough. She leaned toward Martin instead and extended one hand over his lap.
Her fingers hovered above him. Katherine’s lips twitched at the hesitation, but Cassandra ignored her and carefully wrapped her hand around Martin.
She adjusted her grip twice without trying to disguise her uncertainty. After watching his face, she moved her hand once and stopped the instant he inhaled.
"Did I hurt you?"
"No. I’m sensitive right now, and your hand is colder than hers was." Martin covered the back of Cassandra’s hand before she could retreat. "Keep moving, but do it slowly."
Her eyes dropped to their joined hands. "Tell me what matters before I assume I’ve made a mistake."
"I will. That pressure feels good."
She resumed with more confidence and let her hand travel slowly along him. When his breathing changed, Cassandra repeated the motion, then experimented with a little more pressure. Her thumb explored him with cautious curiosity, and she committed each reaction to memory.
The uncertainty in her touch did not come from disgust or reluctance. Martin could see how badly she wanted to please him in the line between her brows and the care she took whenever her palm crossed a sensitive spot. Cassandra approached intimacy the same way she approached anything that mattered to her: she paid attention, adjusted quickly, and refused to pretend she knew more than she did.
Her hand warmed around him as she continued. She no longer stopped at every breath, though her pace still changed whenever his fingers pressed against the back of hers. Little by little, the motion became less of an examination and more of a touch she had chosen for its own sake.
Katherine watched a few of Cassandra’s careful strokes before speaking. "You don’t have to learn everything from his face. Ask him whenever you’re uncertain. He won’t mind."
Cassandra did not look away from Martin. "I know. I want to understand his reactions for myself too."
There was no defensiveness in her answer, only honesty. Katherine nodded and let her continue without further advice.
"You’re doing fine," Martin assured her. "If something doesn’t feel good, I’ll tell you."
Cassandra’s thumb passed over the head again, slower this time. "And if something feels particularly good?"
"I doubt I’ll manage to hide it."
The faintest smile touched her lips before her attention returned to her hand.
She continued for another minute, varying the pressure and pace that had drawn the strongest reactions from him. When Martin remained spent, the line between her brows deepened.
She tried one final, gentle pull. "Are you ready for more yet?"