They stayed locked together for several heartbeats, both trembling with aftershocks, the only sounds their ragged breathing and the distant fountain's gentle flow.

Catherine's body felt boneless, thoroughly claimed, marked by hands and mouth and the devastating fullness that had reshaped something fundamental inside her.

Alex had been with women before... normal women whose stamina couldn't match his, who needed recovery time, who would be sore and exhausted after what they'd just done.

But this was Catherine Blackwood. An Enhanced Realm Being.

Her body was already adjusting, muscles that should be trembling with exhaustion instead flexing around him with renewed strength. Her breathing, though rapid, was steadying faster than it should.

She could take more.

Much more.

But the real revelation wasn't her stamina.

It was his own.

The Alpha stamina core skill ran deeper than he'd realized.

His body hadn't just recovered... it had never truly depleted. The exhaustion he'd expected, the satisfaction that should have left him spent... absent.

Instead, he felt hungry.

Ravenous.

Like the first round had been nothing but an appetizer.

'I'm not normal either,' Alex realized, feeling the insistent pulse of desire, sharp and undeniable. 'Am I?'

Catherine stirred beneath him, her eyes fluttering open to focus on his face.

For a moment, they just looked at each other... truly looked... without performance or audience or revenge clouding the moment.

"So..." Alex broke the silence, voice rougher than intended. "How was it?"

The question came out more vulnerable than he'd meant it to.

"Your first time. Was it... good?"

Catherine's lips curved into a slow, satisfied smile that made his still-hard cock twitch involuntarily.

"Yeah," she murmured, voice husky and wrecked. "It felt good."

Her hand came up to trace his jaw, touch gentle despite the bruises forming on her hips from his grip.

"So good that I can't bring myself to think about the fact that I'm fucking my best friend's man."

The words should have carried guilt.

Should have held regret.

Instead, they were simply honest... a confession whispered between people who'd crossed a line neither intended to uncross.

Alex's hand caught hers, fingers threading together as he pinned it beside her head.

"I'm your man too," he said, searching her eyes for confirmation. "From now on. Am I not?"

The question hung between them, weighted with implications neither had time to fully process.

Catherine's answer was to surge up and capture his mouth... hungry, desperate, claiming him as thoroughly as he'd claimed her.

The kiss was fierce.

All tongue and teeth and barely restrained need, her free hand tangling in his hair to pull him closer.

Alex groaned into her mouth, hips rolling forward instinctively, driving deeper into her welcoming heat.

Their bodies moved together with the kiss... grinding, seeking friction, building tension that had barely cooled.

His hands explored her naked body with renewed hunger, mapping curves and valleys, finding the sensitive spots that made her gasp against his lips.

Catherine's nails dragged down his back, leaving marks that would stay for days, claiming him in return.

When their lips finally parted, both were breathing hard again, the brief rest forgotten.

Catherine's smile was wicked, eyes dark with renewed lust.

"Since the distraction is gone," she murmured, deliberately clenching around where he was still buried inside her, "shall we continue?"

Her tone shifted, taking on a teasing edge that held challenge beneath the invitation.

"Or are you too tired for it? You know... I can wait if you need recovery time."

The implication was clear... she didn't think he could match her stamina.

Didn't think a "normal" man could keep up with an Enhanced cultivator's endurance.

Alex's smile turned predatory.

"Tired?"

His hand shot up instead... fast, ruthless... closing around her breast and twisting just hard enough to rip a sharp, unguarded cry from her throat before he released her completely.

"Ah—!"

The sound rang out, loud and unmistakable.

Catherine whimpered at the sudden loss, her body reacting on instinct, clenching around empty air as the sensation vanished as abruptly as it had come.

"The only thing I'm tired of," Alex continued, voice dropping to a growl, "is not being buried deep inside your sweet, tight hole."

"Then hurry and fuck me already!" Her voice came out raw with need, hungry blue eyes locked on his cock... still hard, still glistening with evidence of her... throbbing just centimeters from her soaking entrance.

She spread herself wider, shameless and desperate.

"I'm right here. Take what you..."

But Alex had other plans.

Instead of driving back into her welcoming heat, he moved... scooping her up in one fluid motion that made her yelp in surprise.

"Alex, what..."

Her arms wrapped around his neck instinctively as he stood, cradling her against his chest.

Catherine's questioning look was adorable... confusion mixing with arousal, her body still thrumming with need.

"Why don't we take this to the pool," Alex murmured against her ear, already moving toward the water.

"I want to feel you weightless in my arms. Watch the water ripple around us while I'm buried inside you."

His mouth traced her neck.

"Taste the water on your skin when I make you scream."

Understanding dawned in Catherine's eyes, followed immediately by anticipation.

"You want to..."

She didn't get to finish.

Alex reached the pool's edge and simply threw her.

Catherine's shriek echoed across the courtyard as she arced through the air, body twisting instinctively before she hit the water with a massive splash.

Alex didn't wait.

He dove in after her, powerful strokes carrying him through the cool water as Catherine surfaced, sputtering and laughing.

"You absolute—!"

But Alex was already there, catching her waist and spinning her to face him.

Water streamed down both their bodies, washing away sweat and evidence of their earlier coupling, leaving them clean and ready to mark each other all over again.

Catherine's legs wrapped around his waist immediately, her body knowing what it wanted even as she tried to maintain her indignation.

"That was—"

"Perfect," Alex finished, backing her against the pool wall.

The cool tile pressed against her spine, contrasting sharply with the heat of his body pinning her in place.

But before he could close the distance completely, Catherine's hand shot out... splashing water directly into his face.

"Catch me first," she laughed, already pushing away from the wall.

She swam toward the far end of the pool with quick, graceful strokes, her naked body cutting through the water like she'd been born to it.

Alex wiped water from his eyes, his smile turning predatory.

"You're going to regret that."

He dove after her.

The chase was brief but exhilarating... Catherine was fast, but Alex was relentless.

She reached the pool's handrail first, fingers wrapping around the chrome bar mounted at the edge.

For a heartbeat, she just held on, catching her breath.

Then she looked back over her shoulder.

Found Alex cutting through the water toward her, intent written clearly across his face.

Catherine's smile turned wicked.

Instead of swimming away, she braced herself against the handrail... hands gripping tight... and deliberately bent forward at the waist.

The position arched her back beautifully, presenting her ass above the waterline in blatant invitation.

She looked at him with eyes dark with challenge and desire.

Then she moved.

A slow, deliberate shake of her hips that made her ass sway enticingly, water droplets catching the light as they rolled down her curves.

"What are you waiting for?" Catherine's voice came out breathy but taunting. "Or do I need to find someone who can actually keep up?"

The words were calculated provocation.

Designed to ignite.

Alex's response was immediate and primal.

He closed the remaining distance in two powerful strokes, hands finding her hips with bruising force.

"Keep up?" His voice was a growl against her ear as he positioned himself. "Let's see if you can handle what you just asked for."

No warning.

No gentle entry.

No time to adjust.

Alex thrust forward with full force... burying himself to the hilt in one devastating stroke that split her open completely.

"OHHH—MY GOD!"

Catherine's scream tore across the courtyard, raw and unrestrained.

Her hands clenched white-knuckled around the handrail, the only thing keeping her anchored as the impact drove her forward.

The angle was devastating.

Deeper than before.

Hitting places inside her that made stars explode behind her eyes.

"ALEX! FUCK! YOU'RE—OH GOD—!"

Her words dissolved into incoherent cries as he began to move, each thrust hard and merciless, the water creating resistance that only made every impact more intense.

Alex's grip on her hips was iron, fingers digging into soft flesh hard enough to leave marks that would last for days.

"This what you wanted?" he growled, snapping his hips forward with brutal efficiency. "Someone who can keep up?"

Catherine could only moan in response, her body caught between the unyielding handrail and his relentless claiming.

The cool metal pressed against her breasts with each thrust, the contrast of sensations... cold steel, hot flesh, cool water, burning pleasure... overwhelming every sense.

"Answer me," Alex commanded, one hand sliding up her spine to tangle in her wet hair.

He pulled... not painfully, but enough to arch her back further, changing the angle just slightly.

The new position made him hit even deeper.

"YES!" Catherine screamed, beyond shame, beyond restraint.

"YES! GOD, YES! DON'T STOP!"

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