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“Asher, please,”Levi moaned.“I can’t—this is too much.”
But Asher’s mouthwason his again, swallowing his protests with a deep, hungry kiss that left him dizzy. His hand moved faster, the friction sending waves of pleasure coursing through Levi’s body, even as his mind screamed in protest.
“You feel so good,”Asher murmured against his lips, his voice rough with need.“I can’t wait to be inside you, to feel you wrapped around me. But for now, I just want to make you cum. I want you to feel good.”
His mouth moved lower, trailing kisses down Levi’s chest, lingering on the sensitive spots that made him gasp. When Asher’s tongue circled his nipple, drawing out a quiet moan from deep within him, Levi’s hands found Asher’s hair, gripping tightly as if to anchor himself to something solid amidst the storm of sensation.
“That’s it,”Asher encouraged, “show me how much you like it. Let me hear those beautiful sounds you make.”
His hand moved faster, the strokes becoming more insistent, more demanding. Levi’s squeezed his eyes shut, still gripping Asher’s hair as he thrust in his hand, unable to stop himself from chasing the friction.
“Asher, I—I can’t—”Levi gasped, his voice breaking as the sensation became too intense. His hand never slowed, the relentless strokes pushing Levi closer and closer to the edge.“Please, it’s too much. I can’t—”
“You can,”Asher whispered against his lips.“You will. For me.”
The words sent a shiver of fear and desire through Levi, the conflicting emotions twisting within him like a knife. He couldn’t deny the physical response, the way his body craved the release Asher promised.
“Cum for me, Levi,”Asher groaned in a low, commanding growl.“Say my name. I need to hear you say it.”
“Asher, pl—”he began to protest, but it was too late. His body curled inward before the spasms hit, the climax ripping through him with an intensity that left him shaking and gasping for breath, rutting into Asher’s hand as he came in his pants again. Asher’s hand never slowed, drawing out every last shiver of pleasure and drop of cum until Leviwasleftlimp and trembling in his arms.
As the haze began to fade, reality set back in, cold and unforgiving. More tears streamed down his face as he looked up at Asher, his vision blurred by the mix of emotions that threatened to consume him.
“Why?”he whispered, the question filled with all the pain and confusion that churned within him.“Why are you doing this to me?”
“Because I need you,”Asher said as he brushed the tears from Levi’s cheeks with careful fingers.“Because you’re mine, Levi. And I’ll do whatever it takes to make you see that.”
Asher’s arms wrapped around him, pulling him close in a protective embrace that felt both comforting and confining. Levi trembled against him, gripping his shirt because he didn’t know what else to do.
“It’s okay,”Asher soothed.“I’ve got you. I’ll always have you. No matter what happens, no matter where we go, I’ll never let you go. You’re mine, Levi. And I’m yours. Forever.”
The words should have been terrifying, a promise of endless captivity and control. But it was true, wasn’t it? No matter what happened, no matter how many times he died or how many loops he endured, Asher would always be there.
Waiting for him. Watching over him. Loving him in the only way he knew how.
As Levi’s body stilled, the tremors fading to be replaced by a strange sense of peace, he found himself wrapping his arms around Asher, burying his face in the crook of his neck as he whispered the words that felt like sealing his fate:
“I know.”
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Side Quest
AsherstoodandofferedLevi his hand with the formal gallantry of a Victorian gentleman—if Victorian gentlemen had been covered in arterial spray from recent murders.
“First,”Asher announced with serious determination,“we need to find you clean clothes. You can’t... we can’t do this when you’re covered in...”He gestured at the bloodstains.
“That’s... thoughtful,”Levi said carefully, accepting the hand up.“Clean clothes would be good.”
“And somewhere with proper lighting,”Asher continued, warming to his theme.“Not too bright, but not too dim. Romantic lighting is important for... for special moments.”
The earnest way he said it, like hewasplanning a dinner date,wasso absurd that Levi almost laughed.
“Romantic lighting,”Levi repeated, and something in his tone must have been amusing because Asher looked pleased.
“You think it’s funny?”Asher asked, but not defensively. More like he was delighted by the possibility.
“A little,”Levi admitted.“You’re trying to plan the perfect seduction in a death maze.”
