Chapter 5.4

“Huuu…”

The new angle stimulated entirely different areas inside her, causing Katia to convulse. After only a few thr*sts, her arms failed to support her weight, and she collapsed. But Leonid didn’t let her fall. His arms held her slender waist firmly.

He pulled back his hips before slamming forward again. Their joined bodies created lewd sounds, splattering their fl*ids onto the sheets, leaving stains behind. The obscene noises didn’t embarrass them; instead, it heightened their arousal.

Leonid greedily bit into Katia’s neck, leaving marks as if branding her forever. Satisfied with the red imprint, he turned to kiss her cheek.

“Katia.”

“Ugh, ah, aaah! Aaang!”

“I love you, Katia.”

“Aaang! Haa, ugh… Ah!”

“I love you…”

As he whispered, Katia trembled violently under the intense waves of pleasure coursing through her body. It felt as if she was falling apart. At the same time, it was like being whipped mercilessly.

Through the haze of her scattered mind, she heard Leonid’s voice again, chanting like an incantation. ‘I love you.’ It was like a wild, untamed spell that shattered and crushed her completely.

Her inner walls clamped down tightly, pulling him in as if squeezing him dry. Having held back his cl*max for so long, Leonid could no longer resist her body’s demands.

“Ugh…”

Leonid gritted his teeth and held Katia’s body tightly. Katia trembled violently, unable to even scream, as her face was buried in the bed. The s*men, which had been eagerly waiting for a chance to escape, spurted out in abundance, filling Katia’s insides. Some of it even leaked out through the narrow gap where Leonid’s shaft was embedded.

The two of them lay there, bodies intertwined, unable to move for a while, only panting heavily. Katia felt like she might faint. However, Leonid did not allow her to simply lose consciousness.

Still inside her, he skillfully flipped Katia over and laid her on the bed. The sensation of him rotating inside her made Katia shiver and let out a m*an.

“Haa, Leo, ah…!”

She wanted to tell him to stop, but she felt Leonid’s member swelling again inside her and closed her mouth. Then she reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck.

“Mmm… Take it slow.”

As commanded. Leonid whispered in her ear and kissed her earlobe. He rose and grabbed Katia’s ankles, lifting them. He kissed the hollow of her ankle and looked down at her. The affection and possessiveness in his eyes made Katia shiver and take a deep breath. Her chest, rising high, slowly descended.

He easily placed her calves over his shoulders. As he leaned forward, Katia’s body folded nearly in half. Leonid’s member plunged deeply into her body. The sensation of her sensitive inner parts being pressed tightly made Katia bite her lip and m*an.

“Huu, ugh.”

“It feels so good, I think I could stay like this forever.”

“So deep, ah…!”

Tears welled up in Katia’s eyes, and Leonid quickly licked them away. His lips, sticky from the tears of pleasure, brushed against her eyes. He repeatedly swept over Katia’s eyes before rising.

Slowly, his hips pulled back and then gradually pushed in again. His movements were so slow, as if he intended to trace every fold with his shaft. His member pressed against her slick walls, moving slowly but stickily, like stirring cream. Katia was breathless from the subtle movement.

Her hips moved involuntarily. She twitched, trying to urge him on, but Leonid, as if he had forgotten the intense s*x just moments before, moved leisurely without a hint of haste.

“You told me to go slowly, Kitty.”

“But, ah, ugh, it’s too… slow, huu.”

“I love how your insides grip and massage my shaft.”

Katia covered her eyes with her arm, panting. Whether fast or slow, Leonid shook her to the core. And in whatever way he delved into Katia’s body, there was affection in his gestures and touches. That’s why it was sad.

She stretched out her arms, which had been lying limply, towards Leonid. Smiling faintly, Katia whispered.

“Hug me, tightly.”

“…Gladly, I will.”

Leonid, who always wanted to hold her, could never refuse such a request. He immediately pulled Katia into his arms tightly. As if she might disappear, as if to shackle her so she couldn’t escape, he held her and began to move a little faster.

As his pace quickened, Katia’s m*ans grew louder and more urgent. The two of them, pressed tightly together, lost their words, engaging in a frenzied union like wild beasts. The bed sheets became a mess, and Katia’s head banged against the headboard as their lovemaking grew more intense. The s*men already planted inside Katia served as a lubricant, enhancing their pleasure.

Just before climaxing, Leonid sat Katia up to face him and showered her face with kisses. As if there wasn’t a single part of her that wasn’t lovable, he covered her with his kisses, as if to stamp her with his lips. Within the cascade of his kisses, Katia closed her eyes and reached her peak first. Her toes curled inward, and her head tilted back as she trembled.

The s*men that poured inside once more eventually trickled down, sliding over Katia’s buttocks. Where the mixture of her fl*ids and his fell onto the sheets, dark stains remained. Katia, with dreamy eyes, looked at Leonid’s face before pressing her lips against his.

Leonid, finding Katia so endearing, was about to express his affection again when Katia slowly rose. Leonid’s now slightly softened member slipped out and drooped. As the heat that had filled her body dissipated, Katia felt a chill and shivered slightly. When she lowered her head, her lavender hair fell like a curtain, briefly hiding her expression.

When she lifted her face again, the Katia who had seemed to melt in Leonid’s arms just moments ago was gone. With a detached expression, Katia pulled the bed sheet over her body. As Leonid, still caught in the afterglow, moved to kiss her cheek, she stopped him.

“Don’t.”

At her cold refusal, Leonid flinched and pulled back. Katia brushed her hair back with a weary face and got out of bed. Her behavior was markedly different from the past, when they would lie together and fall asleep or share small talk after s*x. Sensing the change, Leonid’s face hardened, feeling something ominous.

“Katia, what’s wrong?”

“You asked me to at least like your body, right?”

“…What?”

“But now, I’m a bit tired of it.”

Leonid stared at Katia, unable to believe what he was hearing. But there was no deceit in her expression.

A bitter taste lingered in her mouth. Katia deliberately kept her voice cold, trying not to show her emotions.

“So let’s stop this.”

“Katia, I, but…”

“You said you liked me, right?”

This is the right thing. 

Katia murmured to herself. It was better to stop before harboring false hopes and getting hurt more, before her feelings for Leonid grew even stronger. Loving Alehin from afar had already been hard enough.

If she took Leonid’s hand, who whispered love to her, and then crashed into the wall of reality, Katia wasn’t sure she could pick herself up.

Her heart pounded wildly. Feeling like she might burst into tears, Katia forced her eyes to stay dry.

“But I don’t like you, Captain.”

“……”

“And rolling around with you like this, I don’t like it anymore.”

Unable to bear looking at Leonid’s stunned face any longer, Katia turned her back. She feared her voice might tremble. If Leonid realized she was pushing him away and tried to hold on, she felt she might break down and spill her true feelings.

Clenching her teeth, Katia issued her ultimatum.

“I’m going to wash up. I’d like you to be gone by the time I’m out.”

“Look at me when you say that.”

“No, I don’t want to.”

There was a sound behind her. As Leonid stepped off the bed and touched Katia’s shoulder, she startled and shook off his hand with all her strength. Surprised by her unexpected intense reaction, Leonid withdrew his hand. Katia clutched the sheet around her body more tightly, as if it could somehow shield her.

“Go.”

“At least tell me why you suddenly hate me.”

“There’s no reason. We were always just a casual fling.”

Saying that, Katia felt like she was indeed someone Leonid could just ‘casually fling’ with. Tears welled up, and she lowered her head even more.

“I’d rather not see you when I come out.”

“Katia…”

“I’ll make sure it doesn’t affect work. As if nothing happened, I’ll act like that.”

Unable to say more, Katia fled into the bathroom. She locked the door and turned on the water in the tub to drown out any sound. Though it was her own choice, she couldn’t understand why she felt so miserable and sad.

From the beginning, she thought it would be okay since she didn’t like Leonid, but strangely, her chest felt tight and it was hard to breathe. She crouched beside the bathtub and buried her face in her knees. She kept her mouth tightly shut to prevent any sobs from escaping. Yet, tears continued to flow from her eyes. She could feel the bed sheets getting damp.

When she finally stopped crying after a long while and opened the door with swollen eyes, there was no one in her room. It was as if Katia had been alone in this room from the start, leaving no trace behind. She trudged over and sat down on the bed.

“You did well. You did the right thing.”

Katia murmured in a hoarse voice. Things had only returned to how they were before. Nothing would change significantly. Lying her weary body on its side, Katia blankly stared at the wall before closing her eyes. No matter how much she closed her eyes, sleep wouldn’t come.