Harem Master Chapter 63 (Patreon)

--- Asher --- 29th Day, Early Evening

Asher rested his forehead against Sam’s closed door, taking a deep breath and trying to calm himself down. He wasn’t going to enter her room again, and after a few seconds, he headed toward the staircase.

But he took only a few steps before the door behind him opened.

“Wait!” Sam gasped in a hushed tone. “Asher.”

He groaned quietly, closing his eyes before turning around to look at the still-naked redhead.

“I’m sorry,” Sam said, stepping closer to him.

“Sam-”

“Please, can you come back?” she asked, clasping his hand between both of hers.

“Sam-”

“Please?” she whimpered, looking at him with her green eyes filled with tears, quickly melting away his reluctance.

“No more screaming,” Asher demanded.

Sam nodded vigorously, worry written all over her face.

“Okay,” Asher sighed deeply.

Sam pulled him by the hand back into her room, closing the door behind them before turning toward him. She wasn’t able to hold his gaze for long before lowering her head and looking away.

“I’m sorry…” she mumbled. “For screaming. And for what I said. I don't know why I said all of that… Though… it is true. I am just a whore. And while I don’t want to sleep with that asshole anymore, he won’t sell me Nabuk otherwise.”

“You’re not supposed to buy or take it anymore,” Asher replied.

Sam snorted, chuckling even as tears started streaming down her face. “You’re the only person who believes I can really stop. Even Nami knows it won’t happen.”

“What about you?” Asher asked. “Have you given up on yourself?”

“Isn’t it obvious?”

“So do you really want to stop taking drugs, or are you just selling that bullshit to everyone all the time?”

“Of course I want to!” Sam snarled, raising her voice. “You-” She snapped her mouth shut, her jaw clenching as she glared at him. But something in her eyes softened, before she put her hands on Asher’s chest and gently pushed him back. As he took a few steps backward, he reached the bed and sat down on the edge.

He thought Sam was going to try to straddle him, maybe even kiss him again to stop them from talking, but instead, she dropped to her knees in front of him.

“Sam, it’s not time for this,” he groaned.

“Guys only have one thing on their minds,” she replied with a weak smile.

“You dropped to your knees in front of me.”

“It’s…” Sam stopped herself with a sigh, looking away. “You won’t understand,” she added quietly. “But I won’t scream at you when we’re like this.”

It was nothing new for Asher to not understand Sam, and this time wasn’t different. She raised her green eyes to his face before a shiver ran through her body. Shuffling a little closer, she rested the side of her head on his thigh.

Hesitantly, he put his hand on top of her head, slowly brushing her red hair.

Sam hummed before a sob shook her body. Burying her face in his thigh, she started crying while clinging to his leg. Asher just caressed her softly, feeling completely lost as to what was going on and what he was supposed to do or say, so he remained silent, letting her cry like this.

“I’m sorry,” she sniffled after a few minutes. “I really didn’t do anything with him,” she added quietly. “He… wanted me to, but… I knew you would be mad, and it could ruin whatever is between you and Naomi.”

“Was it only about me and her?” Asher asked.

Sam’s gaze flicked between him and the floor a few times before she whispered, “I don't know. I-I don't think so…”

“You know I’m not joking, right?” Asher asked. “Do something with him, or any other guy, and I don't want to see you ever again.”

“I know,” Sam sighed. “That’s the whole point.”

“The whole point of what?” Asher asked, frowning.

“It would be better for you if you never saw me again. Actually, it would have been better for you if you had never met me.”

“Maybe. Maybe not. But it happened, and we can’t change that,” Asher replied. “We can change what’s going to happen tomorrow.”

Sam groaned, rolling her eyes before she buried her face in his thigh, hugging his legs while still remaining on her knees. It was a weird way to talk, but at least she was kind of talking to him rather than screaming or trying to distract him.

“Please…” Sam said, raising her worried green eyes to him. “Don’t tell Nami about… about what I did. She doesn't know that I had sex in exchange for drugs. I’ll do anything you want.”

“As if that means anything,” Asher replied.

“I-I will. I promise. Any-” Sam stopped herself, frowning. “Anything except going to rehab and telling her myself,” she added.

“Why don’t you want to go to rehab so badly?” Asher asked. “They would help you.”

“None of your business,” Sam murmured quietly.

“Really?” Asher sighed.

“I don't want to talk about it,” the redhead replied firmly.

Asher shook his head, thinking for a moment before he replied, “Okay.”

“Really?” Sam asked.

“I won’t tell Naomi,” Asher nodded.

Sam looked at him in surprise.

“But I want three things from you,” he added.

“My all three holes?” Sam asked.

Asher just looked at her, pressing his lips into a thin line.

“I was joking…” she mumbled before adding quietly, “Though they’re yours to use if you want.”

“First of all, you will go to therapy,” Asher replied. “Not rehab, just therapy. You will talk with a professional about… about whatever you and they want to talk about. But you are going to tell them about your problems.”

“Once?” Sam asked.

“Twice a week for a month,” Asher replied.

“It’s not going to help me.”

“Doesn’t matter. You will just go.”

Sam frowned, still resting her head on his thigh as she thought it over before speaking. “And that’s only the first thing?”

“I believe the other two are easier,” he replied. When Sam looked at him expectantly, he continued, “Second, you will stop isolating yourself in your room all the time, and you will spend more time with Naomi. And you’ll do something other than just lie in bed feeling sorry for yourself.”

“I don't have anything else to do.”

“Sam, you are rich, don’t have a job, have the whole day free, and have access to the internet. Find something to do and just try it. Maybe you will like it. Keep yourself distracted.”

“Okay,” Sam replied, surprising Asher a little with how easily she had agreed so far.

“And the third thing… you will go on a date with me,” Asher added.

“W-What?” Sam stammered again.

Asher wasn’t sure if it was really a good idea. More than that, he suspected it wasn’t. But just a few minutes earlier, he had been ready to kick her out of the house and get her out of his life, giving up on her entirely.

While going on a date with her sounded like a bad idea, he wanted to spend some time with her without having sex or talking about her drug addiction, just to see if there was maybe a reason not to give up on her so easily.

“A normal date,” Asher added. “No sex. Before or during. And we will talk. And you will answer all my questions. No distractions, no changing the subject. No more ‘It’s none of your business.’”

Sam frowned, staring at him before she groaned and hid her face in her hands. “You’re so stupid,” she grumbled.

“I’ve heard that already.”

“I’m sorry,” Sam said, looking at him. “It’s just… you are getting yourself into deep shit. I’m just a useless junkie who whored herself out for drugs. And you, for whatever reason, see all this,” she said, gesturing at herself, “and rather than kicking my ass out and getting as far away from me as you can, you are trying to… I don't even know what you are trying to do,” Sam said.

“I’m trying to help you,” Asher replied. “And Sam, I am trying to adapt and… change to give you what you need. But in the end, you’re addicted. You have problems. If someone has to change a lot between the two of us, it’s you. It’s all about you. Not me.”

“I didn't ask you to change,” Sam replied.

Asher tilted his head, raising an eyebrow as he looked down at her.

“I’m sorry,” she mumbled.

“What’s the point in apologizing all the time? Are you even really sorry, or are you just saying it?” Asher asked.

Sam raised her green eyes to him, smiling weakly. “You know, sometimes you can be quite hot.”

“What?”

“I am sorry, truly. It’s just… It’s nothing new that I can’t control myself and then feel bad about what I did or said,” Sam replied to his original question.

“Sam, you can control yourself. You proved it. And you can stop taking Nabuk.”

The redhead raised her gaze to him, just staring at him in silence before she shook her head and rested it back on his thigh.

“I like being here,” she whispered.

“On your knees?”

“Proper place for a whore.”

“Sam-”

“I’m joking,” she said before he could continue. “Kind of. It’s a good place for a slut too. I don’t mind being a slut,” she added nonchalantly, rubbing her cheek against his leg. “Maybe even just your slut,” she murmured, shifting so she could look at him.

“You’re trying to distract me again,” Asher said.

“If I were trying, you wouldn’t even realize I was doing it,” Sam replied, smiling as she pulled slightly away from his legs, arching her back so he could get a better view of her still-bare tits.

“You are changing the subject,” Asher replied, tearing his gaze away from her big breasts. “I know what you are going to say if I ask if you want to stop taking drugs. But it’s more than that, Sam. You have to change. Are you willing to do it? Change your life. Change your habits. Change yourself.”

She cowered, pressing herself closer to his legs before mumbling sadly, “I want to.”

“Look me in the eyes,” Asher said softly.

Hesitantly, she raised her green eyes to meet his. “I-I don't know if I can change. It seems impossible at this point. But… But I want to,” she said before starting to cry again, burying her face in his thigh.

Asher wasn’t sure if that was enough, but at least it gave him enough hope not to give up on her himself. Even though it seemed like she was really trying to make him do exactly that. He brushed her red hair, once again waiting for her to cry herself out as she sniffled into his leg.

When she stopped, she remained there, clinging to him, before she snorted and pulled away a little. “They are going to think you came in your pants,” she said, looking at the wet spot she had left on them.

“Next to my knee?” Asher asked.

“They will think you have a big cock.”

“They are quite aware of my size.”

“It’s a good size.”

“Ugh… thanks, I guess.”

“Let me suck you,” Sam said, tugging at his pants to lower them.

“Back to this?” Asher asked.

“I want to apologize. And that…” she said, shifting closer to him before pressing her lips to his cock through his pants, giving it a kiss. “It's the only thing I’m good at.”

Asher hesitated, feeling like he shouldn’t let her do it. On the other hand, having her face so close to his cock as she knelt between his legs was already making his shaft stiffen and making it harder for him to think.

When Sam stuck out her tongue and started lapping at his cock through his pants, he groaned, tilting his head back. But then he looked back down at her, put his hands on her shoulders, and gently pushed her away.

“Sam, no more sex before we go on a date,” he said softly.

“You know, getting rejected by a guy who’s fucking six other women doesn’t exactly make a girl feel great,” Sam replied.

“You know it’s not about that.”

“So it has nothing to do with me being the ugliest out of them?”

“Sam-”

“Think it over carefully before you tell me some lie right now,” the redhead interrupted him. “That would be quite hypocritical when you want me to be honest.”

“Even among the ten most attractive women in the world, one of them is the ugliest,” Asher replied.

“Cheesy line,” Sam said, shaking her head before she pushed past his hands and pressed her lips to his cock through his pants, giving it a kiss before pulling away. “I was checking if I make you hard.”

“How can you even doubt it?” Asher asked, frowning.

Sam only shrugged.

“If you really want to apologize, I already told you what I want you to do,” Asher said. “And you can start today by making an appointment with a specialist.”

“Are you going to spank me if I don’t do it?” the redhead asked.

“Were you listening to our talk yesterday?” Asher asked, frowning.

“What talk?” Sam asked back, looking confused.

“Lucy asked Elara more or less the same thing yesterday.”

“That girl knows what’s good,” Sam replied.

Asher sighed, just staring down at Sam, wondering how she had gone from crying to joking, back to crying, then back to joking again, all while trying to suck his cock. All of that after bursting out in anger at him right after they had shared a really good moment. He wasn’t sure how long he would be able to withstand those mood swings. All because of those drugs that had completely taken over her life.

“Don’t do this,” Sam murmured.

“Do what?”

“Look at me like this.”

“Like what?”

“Like that.”

“That’s a productive talk,” Asher replied.

“You wanted to talk rather than fuck my throat.”

“There will be time for that too.”

“You promise?” Sam asked, smirking.

Asher sighed, shaking his head. “I have to go.”

“Fuck some other girl’s throat?” Sam asked, pouting playfully.

“Sam, I really believe you can get better,” he said ignoring her comment, brushing her red hair out of her face. “And I hope you will start believing that one day too.”

Sam’s teasing expression turned sad again as she lowered her head. “Can you stay a few minutes longer? And just pet me? Without talking?”

“Don’t you prefer to cuddle?” Asher asked.

Sam shook her head. “I feel good here,” she said before whispering, “On my knees for you.”

Asher didn’t answer, instead brushing her red hair as she seemed to relax with her head resting on his thigh, her eyes closed. She looked really peaceful, almost as if she were sleeping. He kept petting her, wondering if anything would really change after the talk they had just had.

If Sam would really do any of the things he had asked of her. Though he was keeping her secret from Naomi in exchange for that. Just like Naomi had kept her own secret from him earlier. Though his secret wasn’t creating a potential risk to their lives, and revealing it could only hurt Naomi more rather than bring anything good.

While he didn’t feel very comfortable hiding it from her, he didn’t see any point in telling her either. At least not at the moment.

He was pulled out of his thoughts when Sam moved, shifting closer along his thigh until she pressed her face into his crotch, nuzzling against his cock. “You’re still half hard for me,” she murmured, keeping her face close to his crotch.

“You’re still naked,” Asher replied.

“So me being naked only makes you half hard?” she asked, smirking.

“Maybe if I had a better view.”

“Or maybe if I do this,” the redhead replied, licking along his cock through his pants, making it twitch against her tongue.

“Sam,” Asher groaned.

“Yeah, yeah, I know. I’m banned from sex,” she pouted, pulling away. “Meanwhile, you’re getting your dick wet less than five minutes after leaving me here naked on my knees.”

“Ugh… It’s not like that,” Asher replied quickly, frowning.

Sam rolled her eyes before speaking. “Weren’t you supposed to go?”

“Yeah,” Asher replied before sliding off the bed, leaving her kneeling on the floor on her own.

“Ash,” Sam said, sitting on her heels, not bothering to cover her naked body. “I am really sorry… for everything I said earlier. I…” She sighed deeply, lowering her gaze to her hands resting on her knees.

Asher reached under her arms, pulling her up to her feet as she gasped. Before she could say anything, now that they were finally face-to-face, he pulled her in for a kiss, pressing her body close against his.

While still making out with her, his hand slid down to her ass, squeezing her plump cheek before he broke the kiss, keeping her close as he spoke. “Stop apologizing with words, and do it with your actions.”

“I will,” Sam murmured, averting her gaze to the side.

Asher sighed, shifting his hands up from her ass. “I have a question. About Nami.”

Sam tensed against his body, looking at him worriedly.

“No, it’s nothing. I just want to hang out with her and do something, and I was wondering if she would prefer to watch something or play a board game? Or maybe there’s something else we can do together without going out.”

“So she’s the lucky girl?” Sam asked, smirking.

“Lucky girl?” Asher asked, raising an eyebrow.

“I was just saying some cheesy line,” Sam replied. “You can play a board game. She likes Connect Four.”

“Connect Four?” Asher asked.

“She’s really good at it. If your male ego can’t handle getting your ass kicked at a board game, then you should choose something else.”

“I think I can handle that,” Asher replied, smiling. “Does she have it?”

Sam shook her head, pulling an item out of her explorer bag that grew into a box of the game she had suggested.

“Thanks,” Asher replied, taking it from her and putting it into his explorer bag. He held her close for a moment longer before sighing and slipping away from her naked body, his gaze flicking to her full tits before he left her room for the second time, once again resting against her closed door with his eyes shut.

He felt tired. Not physically, but mentally. Dealing with Sam was like riding a roller coaster where the whole structure was shaking so badly that you never knew if you were going to fall out at any moment.

Before heading downstairs, he went into the upstairs bathroom and jumped into the shower for a quick wash after sex, but also to clear his mind after everything that had happened with Sam.

Thanks to the explorer bag he had gotten from Ava, the dirty clothes went in and clean ones came out, and soon he was heading downstairs freshly washed, his hair still a little damp, when he found Naomi, Sisi, and Lucy in the living room.

“Hey, where’s Elara?” Asher asked.

“She went for a run,” Lucy replied.

“And Maddy?”

“Team meeting.”

“Ava hasn’t come back yet?”

“Nope. But we are here,” Lucy replied, grinning. “You still have three girlfriends ready to make sure you don’t feel lonely.”

Asher hadn’t really had much opportunity to feel lonely lately, and it didn’t seem like that was going to be possible in the future either. Not that he was going to complain about it.

“Nami, I was thinking, do you want to play some board games?” he asked. “I have Connect Four from Sam.”

“That sounds amazing!” Lucy gasped cheerfully.

“Ugh… I was thinking that Nami and I could play together. Just the two of us,” Asher replied, frowning, unsure if bringing it up while they were all there had been such a good idea.

“Oh, I see,” Lucy replied, still smiling. “Have fun, then.”

“We can all play together,” Nami offered. “Just taking turns.”

“Girl,” Lucy giggled. “He doesn’t really want to play games, and the only thing that’s going to connect is his cock with your pussy. It was his attempt at getting you alone in your room.”

“No, I mean… ugh…” Asher grunted, flustered. “I have the game,” he added, pulling it out of his explorer bag.

“Well…” Lucy said, looking at Naomi. “If you’re up for it, we can play with some stakes on the line.”

“L-Like what?” Nami asked quietly.

“Whoever loses has to take off one piece of clothing,” Lucy replied. “Strip Connect Four,” she added, giggling.

Naomi frowned before stammering, “T-That’s too much.”

“Hmm… then whoever loses has to kiss Asher.”

“And what if I lose?” Asher asked.

“Then you have to kiss me,” Lucy replied.

“Not the winner?”

“Oh, okay… you have to kiss the winner, then,” Lucy replied, pouting, though she couldn’t hold back a smile.

Asher looked at Naomi, wondering if she was okay with that.

“So, what do you think? Up for a challenge?” Lucy asked her.

Nami hesitated for barely a second, flicking her gaze between Asher and Lucy before she nodded.

“Perfect, let’s go to Nami’s room,” Lucy replied.

“My room?” Naomi asked. “W-We can play here.”

“When you lose, you have to kiss Asher. What if you lose yourself while making out with him, start touching each other, your hands find their way to his pants, you start stroking him, and then someone walks in on us?” Lucy asked.

“Um… my room,” Nami replied, blushing as she quickly headed there first.

Asher followed after her with the other two girls, wondering how his plan to spend some alone time with Nami had completely failed. On the other hand, she was the one who had agreed to this. It had been Lucy’s idea, but Naomi didn’t seem to need much convincing.

There weren’t really many options other than sitting on Naomi’s bed, but it was as big as theirs, so they could all sit there comfortably, even if they had to stay close to each other.

“Nami, you first against me,” Lucy said immediately, not giving anyone else a chance to decide. “You start.”

Naomi started playing, carefully thinking over her moves. Asher tried to explain the rules to Sisi as they watched. Lucy dropped her discs in almost immediately without much thought, though the whole game lasted barely four rounds.

“Lucy,” Naomi groaned. “What’s the point of playing…” she murmured, dropping her last piece into a straight line of four along the bottom row.

“This,” Lucy replied, grinning as she knee-walked over to Asher and grabbed his head, pulling him in for a long kiss. Her tongue slipped out to brush over his lips as she tilted her head to the side, clearly making sure Naomi had a good view of them making out.

“Can we just do dares?” Nami asked, interrupting them. As they all looked at her, she explained, “L-Like we did when we played truth or dare.”

“And if someone doesn’t want to do a dare?” Lucy asked.

Nami hesitated, looking down at her body before she replied, “Then they have to take off a piece of clothing.”

“Cool! That sounds fun! Even better than kissing,” Lucy replied, grinning as she moved away from Asher.

“B-But you can’t dare someone to get naked or take off a piece of their clothing,” Nami added quickly.

“Only if there’s a time limit of three seconds per move,” Lucy replied, gesturing at the game.

“Okay,” Nami replied, smiling softly.

“Sisi, Asher, are you playing?” Lucy asked, glancing between the two of them.

“Yeah,” the dryad replied, and Asher nodded.

“Perfect! Rematch!” Lucy said, looking at Nami before starting another game without giving her a chance to protest.

With the time limit, the game moved fast, and Lucy was actually trying this time. She managed to win when they had almost filled the entire board and Naomi was forced into a loss.

“Easy!” Lucy gasped, completing a line of four.

Naomi nodded before raising her gaze to the pink-haired girl and asking, “W-What’s the dare?”

Lucy, on the other hand, pouted, staring at Naomi and remaining silent.

“L-Lucy,” Naomi stammered, starting to get worried when the other girl took too long to decide.

“Tell us what you liked the most when you had sex with Asher yesterday,” Lucy finally replied.

“That’s not a dare,” Naomi protested.

“It is.”

“No, it’s not. It’s a truth.”

“It is a dare. There are no truths in this game.”

“You don’t have to answer,” Asher said.

“You can take off your shirt,” Lucy added.

“Or my sock,” Nami replied. “B-But…” She trailed off, looking at Asher. “It was all amazing, but… I-I think…” She looked away before continuing, “Just before you finished, when you groaned my name. It was…” She trailed off again as a visible shiver ran through her body.

“Cool,” Lucy replied. When Asher looked at her, she winked at him with a wide grin before continuing, “Now Asher and Sisi play.”

“Do you understand the rules?” Asher asked. They were simple, and he had explained them quickly, but she had only watched two games so far.

“Yeah,” the dryad replied before dropping in the first disc.

While the rules were simple and she seemed to understand how to play, it was still her first time, and she barely understood what she was supposed to do in terms of strategy. With the added time limit for each move, she lost fairly quickly, missing one of his lines, which meant Asher had to come up with a dare for the dryad.

He didn’t want to push her too far, but he didn’t want to come up with anything lame either. He doubted Sisi would mind pretty much anything, but he still had to take into account that Naomi was with them, so he couldn’t ask for just anything.

“I dare you to kiss Lucy for the entire time Nami and I play our next game,” he said, hoping it would distract the pink-haired girl from teasing them, though, on the other hand, it could also get her worked up enough to give them even more daring tasks later.

Sisi moved without giving it much thought, straddling Lucy’s hips before kissing the other girl. For a moment, he just watched the two hot girls making out without caring that two other people were watching them. Though he did turn his attention to Nami, who seemed really interested in watching them too.

Until she looked at Asher and realized he was staring at her. Flustered, she gestured toward the game, and they started playing, going through a long round where, in the end, Asher was forced into a loss when they had filled almost the entire board.

“I lost,” Asher announced, looking toward Sisi and Lucy, who were still making out. Lucy’s hands had wandered under Sisi’s hoodie, pulling it up enough that he could clearly see the dryad’s entire ass. The girls seemed hesitant to pull away from each other, stealing a few more kisses before Sisi finally slid off Lucy’s lap, her cheeks dark green.

“A dare?” Asher asked, looking at Naomi.

“I-I don't know,” Naomi stammered, frowning. “M-Maybe… What did you like the most yesterday?” she asked quietly, raising her brown eyes to him.

“Come on, you can’t just repeat my dares,” Lucy protested.

“It’s not your turn,” Asher replied. “And I accept this dare,” he added.

“Ugh, okay, but you can’t answer that her giving you her virginity was the best,” Lucy replied. “An actual thing that happened and can be repeated.”

Asher paused to think when Lucy took away the answer he had wanted to use, apparently reading him like a book. He looked back toward Naomi, considering it for a moment.

“When you were trying not to make a sound,” Asher replied. “But you couldn’t hold back, and you were losing control and making those soft little whimpers and moans. That was… really hot.”

“A-Asher,” Naomi stammered, blushing.

“What? You asked about it,” he replied.

“Oh, it must have been amazing,” Lucy said. “I would love to listen. And watch. Watch and listen.”

“Now you play with Sisi,” Asher said, gesturing between the dryad and Lucy. Both he and Nami had already played two games each, while the other two girls had only played one. At least if he didn’t count the first game Lucy had lost on purpose.

The game started and ended rather quickly, though mostly because they were forced to make their moves fast. They filled almost the entire board before the dryad lost, scrunching her cute green nose as she looked at the line while Lucy celebrated her victory.

“I dare you to show us, with Asher, what’s your favorite sex position,” she said before adding, “With your clothes staying on.”

The dryad nodded before shifting closer to Asher this time and climbing into his lap. He didn’t really need her to explain what she was going for, already knowing as she pressed her crotch against him, wrapping her legs and arms around his body. Her face was inches away from his, her golden eyes looking into his for just a second before she kissed him. He wrapped his arms around her too, holding her close.

“Let’s play while they are busy,” Lucy said to Naomi, though it barely registered in Asher’s mind as he got lost in kissing the dryad. She started grinding against him when she felt his cock harden in his pants beneath her.

The fact that she wasn’t wearing anything beneath his hoodie wasn’t helping, as she pressed her pussy against him, her breathing quickening as she started letting out gasps when she found a good way to rub herself against him.

They kept making out, their hands wandering over each other’s bodies as they remained tangled together until Lucy interrupted them.

“Not to complain, but I dared you to show us your favorite position, not actually fuck him in front of us,” she said, grinning.

Asher flushed, realizing how lost he had gotten in kissing Sisi, especially since the game between the other two girls had already ended, and they were now just watching them.

“I dare you to distract Asher while I play a round with him,” Lucy said, looking at Naomi.

“How?” the other girl asked, frowning.

“I don't know. You can tell funny jokes if you want. Though I believe there are much easier and more effective methods,” the pink-haired girl replied, gesturing at Sisi, who was still sitting in his lap.

Asher watched Lucy, realizing that she had come up with a dare that pushed Naomi toward doing something with him without actually daring her to do anything specific. She was leaving it entirely up to Nami to do whatever she felt comfortable with, while at the same time giving her the option to do nothing at all.

“And you, healer, if you don’t move in three seconds, I’m going to assume you skipped your turn and make my move,” Lucy added, looking at him.

The dryad slid off his body but remained close as he shifted a little closer to the board to play with Lucy. His cock was still hard, though, making it difficult to focus, and with Lucy’s dare, things weren’t going to get any easier anytime soon.

“So…” Lucy said, looking expectantly at Naomi.

She looked shyly at Asher before shifting closer to him, and as he turned to look at her, she cupped his cheeks and leaned in, giving him a soft, gentle kiss. He kissed her back, and they exchanged a few short, teasing touches.

“Healer,” Lucy said, drawing out the word, sounding amused. “Time is ticking.”

Asher shifted his gaze to the game, dropping the disc into a random slot since it didn’t really matter that much on the first move. At least not enough for him to focus completely on the game.

Though it seemed Nami took him managing to make any move at all as some sort of challenge, because she pressed her lips more firmly against his, her tongue sneaking out as she moved to straddle his thigh, pressing her body against him.

She went from zero to much more quickly, especially when she pressed against his still-hard cock. While that made her stop kissing him, she didn’t pull away, instead just looking into his eyes.

He was the one to kiss her this time, though it was cut short again by Lucy.

“Good job, Nami,” she said.

When Asher looked at the game, Lucy had already dropped four discs into a line while he had only made one move.

“That’s not fair,” Asher said.

“I don't care,” Lucy giggled. “And I dare you to shove this up your ass,” she said, pulling a dildo out of her explorer bag.

“Lucy…” Asher groaned at her not-so-funny joke.

“What? You want us to have anal sex with you, but you won’t take anything up your ass?” she asked, smirking. “Though you can always just take your shirt off if you chicken out.”

“I’m not even going to ask why you have that in your explorer bag,” Asher replied, taking his shirt off and tossing it to the side as Lucy hid the toy away again and Nami slid off his lap.

“Yeah, like it’s some mystery why I have a sex toy,” Lucy said, deliberately letting her gaze wander over his bare torso and stomach. “Is there a pairing we haven’t played yet?” she asked, looking around at them.

“Me and Sisi,” Nami replied, glancing at the dryad before the two girls moved to play.

As the game went on, Sisi was losing again, with a line of four hanging open on the board, meaning Naomi could end the game in a single move, though she didn’t. And as Asher watched, he was pretty sure she couldn’t have missed it for that long. She was deliberately avoiding winning, actually letting Sisi win something for once.

“I’m handing my dare over to Lucy,” the dryad said after her win.

“W-What?” Nami asked. “You can’t do that.”

“Yes, she can,” Lucy replied. “We don't have any rules against it.”

“Lucy,” Asher sighed.

“What? We are playing and having fun,” she replied. “Worst case, she’ll just lose a few pieces of clothing.”

Asher looked at Naomi, who hesitated for a moment before looking at Lucy and nodding. “Just go easy on me,” she murmured.

“Okay,” Lucy replied, grinning. “I was going to dare you to taste Sisi’s pussy, but if you want easy, you can do it off Asher’s fingers.”

“Lucy!” Naomi groaned, her face flushing.

“It was your idea to play for dares,” the pink-haired girl replied, smirking.

Naomi looked at her with wide eyes before shifting her gaze to the dryad, blushing.

Asher wanted to come to her rescue and reject the dare, but she still had all her clothes on, and as long as they weren’t all trying to get her undressed, he doubted the game would last long enough for her to end up naked. So he let her make that decision rather than make it for her.

“T-This game is easier after some wine,” Nami mumbled quietly.

“I can get you a bottle if you need some liquid courage,” Lucy offered.

Nami thought for a moment longer before pulling off her sock and tossing it at Lucy.

“Ewwww!” the pink-haired girl said before smirking. “Are you going to throw all your clothes at me?”

“Let’s play the next round,” Nami replied, ignoring her teasing.

“Funny you say that. It’s our turn again,” Lucy replied, shifting in front of Naomi and turning the game so the two of them could play.

Asher thought Naomi was going to win, yet she lost again, rather quickly, and he wondered if Sam had overestimated her skills or if Naomi was simply distracted by the game they were playing.

“Another dare,” Lucy said, giggling after she won. “Masturbate in front of us for thirty seconds.”

“Lucy!” Asher groaned as she clearly pushed things too far.

“What? It’s not like she can’t-” The pink-haired girl was interrupted when a crumpled sock hit her straight in the face.

“You should be careful who you throw these at,” she continued, looking at Nami as she picked up her sock. “Someone might actually like it,” she added, dangling the sock from her hand.

“Eww!” Naomi replied, repeating what Lucy had said earlier.

“You say that now, but if Asher wanted to suck on those cute little toes, you wouldn’t even bat an eye.”

“Ew! Ew! Ew!” Naomi repeated a few times while pulling her bare feet under herself to hide them from Lucy’s view.

Someone knocked on the door, but without waiting immediately opened it and peeked inside. Elara’s face was flushed as she looked over the four of them.

“What’s ew?” she asked, having heard only the last part.

“Oh, we were just talking about Asher sucking on Naomi’s t-” Lucy started, but was interrupted when Nami tackled her onto the bed, trying to cover her mouth with her hands. The two girls wriggled against each other, tumbling around until Lucy ended up on top, straddling Naomi and pinning her hands to the bed above her head. She panted softly, her pink hair falling down toward Naomi’s face.

“Nice try, but look who’s stronger,” Lucy said, smirking.

Asher grabbed Lucy by the waist and pulled her off Naomi and into his lap. She squeaked, throwing her arms around him.

“Be careful, or we might team up against you,” he said before realizing how it sounded.

“Oh, healer, I dream about it every night,” Lucy teased, not letting an opportunity like that pass.

Naomi sat up, flustered, fixing her skirt and shirt and pulling her black hair out of her face.

“We are playing Connect Four,” Asher explained, gesturing at the game on the bed. “With dares for whoever loses. Do you want to join?”

Elara flicked her gaze between all of them and the game before shaking her head. “I still have training to finish. Maybe another time. Don’t have too much fun without me,” she added before slipping out of the room and closing the door, leaving the four of them on the bed.

--- Elara River ---

After leaving Asher and the three other girls to play a game in Naomi’s room, Elara focused on finishing her training. She was tempted to play with them, but she was planning to have some one-on-one time with Asher later.

She was a few sets of push-ups and sit-ups in when someone returned home. A moment later, Ava appeared by the stairs, her gaze flicking to Elara, who stopped training and remained on her knees in the living room.

The girls stared at each other for a moment before Ava entered.

Elara frowned, wrinkling her nose. “You smell like something burnt.”

“I’m a fire mage. Do you think it’s disgusting?”

“What? No,” Elara replied, rising to her feet. “It’s just that you normally don’t smell like smoke.”

“I meant anal,” Ava deadpanned.

“Wh-” Elara stopped mid-word, groaning as she covered her eyes with one hand. “Ava,” she sighed, wondering what that girl had so much trouble understanding. “No, I don’t think anal is disgusting. I really don’t mind trying it with Asher. It’s…”

She sighed, hesitating before continuing, “I had Asher all to myself. And that’s how I imagined our future. And then, all of a sudden, he has a harem. He fucks other girls, dates them, gets feelings for them,” Elara gestured at Ava. “Spends time with them,” she added, gesturing toward Naomi’s room. “While all of that was supposed to be reserved only for me.”

“Am I one hundred percent happy that I have to share him now, and that rather than spending all that time with me, he splits it between so many girls? No, I’m not. I’m trying and learning how to accept it, how to live with it. And I kind of do. It’s just one fucking thing. One thing that I still want to be reserved just for me. I want all of our firsts to be between us, but even that you want to take away from me.”

After Elara stopped speaking, Ava remained silent, just staring at the other girl face-to-face, letting a few seconds pass before she started speaking.

“At no point did I express a desire to take that away from you,” Ava replied slowly and calmly. “I respect that rule, and I will wait for my turn.”

“Yeah, while giving me a deadline and rushing me to do it,” Elara replied.

“It’s not about you at all,” the Latina replied. “Asher is the most important aspect of your life, right?”

“Yeah, what does that have to do with it?”

“For me, it’s being strong. Or more precisely, being stronger than my stupid brother. I don't care about anything as much as I care about that. And now that I am stronger than him, I won’t ever let him become stronger than me again. Our father…”

Ava frowned before correcting herself. “His father asked me today to lose on purpose so that bastard could overtake me in the rankings. I won’t let that happen. And while I’m stronger than him and the chance of him beating me is negligible, every small advantage I get means I will kick his ass even harder the next time. And I want to beat him again and again and again.

“I want to grind him into the ground and make it look like he’s just an insect I step on without a care. A ten percent EXP boost is exactly that. It’s me getting stronger than him every day. So, as I said, it’s not about you. I’m not trying to get between you and Asher. I’m not trying to break your rules. I’m not trying to pressure you into anything. I’m trying to achieve what was initially my goal when I joined this team and his harem. Getting stronger.”

“But your goals did change, didn’t they?” Elara asked.

“They… expanded,” Ava replied. “Yes, I like Asher. Very much. It’s…” Ava looked toward Naomi’s room, where he was spending time with the other women. “I don't understand it, but it happened. I don't mind that he’s having sex with other women. We do too. I don't mind that he spends time with them or dates them. I don't mind that he loves you. And I don't ever want to change that. It’s part of him. Part of all of this. I don't feel the same desire you do to be his first at something. My goals expanded, which means my original goal is still there. I want to get stronger. But I also want to be with Asher. And consequently also with you.”

“And what if those goals contradict each other?” Elara asked. “What if I didn’t want to have anal sex with him for the next month? You said you would do anything to get stronger.”

Ava stared at the blonde for a few seconds before replying quietly, “It seems my main goal has changed. I won’t do anything just to get stronger. Not when it would hurt Asher. And causing arguments would hurt him.”

“But not doing it for a month is stupid,” Ava added immediately in her regular voice. “If you are going to do it anyway, then there’s no point in waiting a month. It’s a ten percent EXP boost compounded over a month. At our early stage, that’s probably a few levels, which is a massive advantage. And what’s going to change in that month that would give you a reason to wait so long?”

Elara rolled her eyes, sighing deeply before she replied, “I’m going to do it today, okay? Happy?”

“Yes.”

“Fine.”

“I did some reading,” Ava said. “You should use a lot of lube, and Lucy probably has a large supply with her. It also helps if you can relax, and apparently sexual stimulation can help with that and make it more enjoyable for you. If you want, I can help with that.”

“You did some reading about anal?”

“Yes. I wanted to find ways to convince you to do it,” Ava replied as if it were the most normal thing in the world.

Elara sighed, rubbing her eyes with one hand again. She wasn’t sure whether she was supposed to be pissed or laugh.

“I wanted the moment to be just him and me,” the blonde replied. “It would be more intimate and special that way.”

“Sure,” Ava shrugged.

Elara bit her lower lip, thinking for a second before asking, “Are you serious about it?”

“About what?”

Elara groaned before speaking. “About helping me to… relax.”

“Of course.”

Elara hesitated, thinking for a moment as she stared into Ava’s dark brown eyes. “I could maybe agree to that, but there are conditions.”

“You seem to like those,” Ava replied.

Elara tensed, but before she could say anything, the Latina continued, “Go on. Conditions?”

“It’s about me and Asher. You will be there just to help. You will do whatever I want, and afterward, you will just leave when I cuddle with him.”

“Sure,” Ava replied.

“And I want your elementals,” Elara added. “You and two of them will help me relax.”

“Okay. When?” Ava asked.

“Like… He’s playing some board games with the girls now, and then he’ll probably… spend some time with them, so… sometime after he’s done.”

“Perfect,” the Latina replied. “You should wash before it.”

“Ava!” Elara groaned. “We’re not talking about it anymore!” she added. “Besides, if anyone should wash, it’s you. I’m not taking him up my ass while feeling like I’m sitting on a campfire.”

“Okay. Let me know when you’re ready,” the Latina replied before leaving the room and heading upstairs.

--- Asher Montgomery ---

Elara had just left, not wanting to join them, when Asher turned toward Lucy, still sitting in his lap. He pulled her in for a short kiss before murmuring, “Calm down a bit with those dares.”

So far, Naomi could take off a piece of clothing instead of doing them, but she was out of socks, and with another refused dare, she would have to get rid of her shirt or skirt. And while he didn’t expect her to not be wearing any underwear, he didn’t want to make her feel uncomfortable.

“It’s your and Sisi’s turn anyway,” Lucy replied, grinning. She kissed him again before sliding out of his lap, letting him play the next round with the dryad.

With the time limit per move, it wasn’t that easy to count moves and plan ahead, and with both of them going head-to-head, they filled almost the entire board until he was forced into a loss, and Sisi managed to beat him this time.

“Can I? Can I? Can I?” Lucy started asking, grinning before Sisi could even say anything.

“Yeah,” the dryad shrugged.

“Give me your phone,” Lucy demanded, holding out her hand toward Asher.

“Why?” he asked, though he was already passing it to her.

“I’ll text Elara something,” Lucy replied, already typing with a smirk. When she was done, she passed the phone back to him, but when he tried to check, there were no new messages from him to Elara.

“I deleted it,” Lucy explained when he looked at her in confusion. “You’ll have to wait for her reaction. And now it’s you and Naomi,” she added, gesturing at the game.

Asher shook his head with a smile and put his phone away, wondering what she had texted Elara. But the next game was already starting, so he focused on it, quickly losing to Naomi. Again.

“A dare?” he asked, smiling as he waited for her to come up with something.

“Give me a kiss,” Naomi replied, smiling shyly.

Asher grinned, shifting closer to her and gently pulling her in for the kiss. They made out slowly for a few long seconds before he pulled away, still grinning. They stared into each other’s eyes before his gaze shifted to Lucy, who was sitting a little behind Naomi. The pink-haired girl rolled her eyes exaggeratedly before nodding. Though he had no idea what she was agreeing to.

As he pulled away from Naomi and returned to his spot, his phone vibrated.

“Elara texted me back,” Asher said.

“What did she text?” Lucy asked excitedly, though he suspected she wasn’t expecting an answer like that.

“You wasted your dare, Lucy,” Asher read from his screen before showing it to the girl in question.

Lucy frowned while still smiling. “Should have known it was too obvious… Should have texted Ava,” she added, pouting. “Let’s play,” she said, moving in front of Asher and turning the game so it faced the two of them.

“You messed up the order,” Asher said, but she had already dropped a disc into the board.

“Three seconds are counting, healer,” Lucy replied, picking up another disc as a threat to make another move.

Asher let it go and played a round with her, losing rather quickly when he missed one of her lines.

“Another dare?” he asked. “Maybe try not to waste it this time.”

“Time to wrap up the game,” Lucy replied. “The last dare… you have to make Naomi come,” she added, pointing at Asher as she slid off the bed. “Come on, Sisi, let’s give them some privacy,” she added, grabbing the dryad’s hand and pulling her off the bed too, toward the door. “I’ll show you that sex toy from earlier.”

The two girls left the room, closing the door behind them as Asher turned back toward Naomi. He shifted to sit on the edge of the bed, and she joined him, sitting next to him, her brown eyes locked on his, shy yet curious.

“Maybe I should just take off one piece of clothing instead of doing this dare,” he said quietly.

“W-What?” Nami asked, surprised.

Asher smiled before leaning down and kissing her. Her lips responded immediately as he brushed her black hair before moving his hand lower over her shoulder, slowly exploring her body, moving farther down until he reached her soft tits still covered with her shirt and bra.

Naomi let out a quiet groan when he cupped her breast, squeezing it gently.

He smiled at the cute, amazing sound, but didn’t stop kissing her, slowly groping her breasts at the same time, shifting between the two while keeping his touch over her clothes. But with his dare in mind, once Naomi’s cheeks were flushed and her breathing had quickened, he started moving his hand lower, brushing it over her stomach until his fingers slipped beneath the hem of her skirt.

He stopped there, breaking their kiss but remaining only an inch away from her, looking into her eyes.

“Can I?” he whispered.

Naomi gave him just a small nod, as she looked at him shyly.

Asher slid his hand beneath her skirt, brushing his fingertips along her panties until he reached the spot where they clung to her folds.

Her hands clasped around his arms as she let out a quiet whimper, encouraging him to rub her more. He brought his lips to hers, kissing her slowly as he kept moving his fingers along her labia. He continued until he felt her panties growing wet with her arousal, rubbing the damp spot and feeling his fingers press into her pussy through the fabric.

Growing bolder, he pushed her underwear out of the way, making Naomi break the kiss with a moan when his fingers touched her directly. He didn’t kiss her again, instead watching her from up close as he let his fingers explore her slick pussy, parting her folds and letting his fingertips delve into her body.

Naomi whimpered before burying her face in his neck, unable to hold his gaze while he pleasured her.

Asher pushed deeper, her soft, wet walls enveloping his fingers in an amazing sensation. Naomi let out soft whimpers, but only until the palm of his hand pressed against her mound and clit, his fingers fully inside her. Then she couldn’t hold back anymore and moaned loudly, her lips moving against his neck.

He wrapped his other arm around her slim body, pulling her closer against himself as he started moving his fingers inside her while rubbing his palm against her clit.

She was getting slick quickly as he kept caressing her pussy, her full breasts pressed against his side while her small body shivered with pleasure against him. His fingers slid in and out, curling as he pulled them back to rub against her soft walls while keeping his palm pressed against her clit.

Blindly, he tried to pleasure her as best as he could, and from her reactions, it was clearly working. Her moans came more and more often as she dug her fingers into his arms, pulling him closer.

Asher had been planning to move between her legs and lick her to orgasm, but as she clung to his side, moaning and whimpering with his fingers inside her pussy, he couldn’t bring himself to stop.

There was something extremely hot and arousing about making shy and innocent Naomi moan and squirm with pleasure as he held her, giving her that kind of pleasure and making her slowly lose control of herself.

Though in this case, it was far from slow. She seemed to grow more aroused by the second, pleasure building from his fingers probing her insides as he kept rubbing her clit.

With his other arm wrapped around her slim body, he cupped her breast, feeling her hard nipple through her shirt. He groped her as he quickened the movements of his fingers, trying to press against the wall of her pussy where he thought her G-spot should be, though he had no idea if he was even close to finding it.

Nonetheless, his caresses made Naomi moan and tremble against him, her breathing hitching before her entire body tensed. Her inner walls pulsed involuntarily around his fingers as he kept pumping them in and out.

“Ash,” she groaned quietly, her face buried in the crook of his neck as her body relaxed and melted against his side. She breathed quickly, still resting against him. Her insides continued to quiver as she kept her eyes closed, her face flushed and lips glistening, a small smile slowly growing on her face.

He stopped rubbing her and pulled his fingers out of her body, simply cupping her sex as she breathed heavily, calming down after her release.

“Ash…” she whispered.

He cupped her chin with his other hand and lifted her face, bringing her lips to his while keeping his other hand against her pussy, slick with her arousal and radiating heat.

Her lips moved hungrily against his as he finally pulled his hand out from beneath her skirt. He grabbed the hem of her shirt and helped her pull it off, breaking the kiss only long enough to lift it over her head as his gaze dropped to her full, perky breasts. She helped him remove her bra, letting him flick his gaze between her dark, hardened nipples. Not even trying to cover herself anymore from him.

He didn’t put much thought into it, lured by the sight as he lowered his mouth to one of her nipples, wrapping his lips around it.

“Ash…” Naomi moaned, her hands landing on his head as she pulled him closer into her breasts. His cock throbbed needily and uncomfortably in his pants, and while he wanted to enter her and finally get some relief, at that moment, he wanted even more to taste her again.

He trailed kisses down her body and along her stomach, sliding off the bed at the same time.

“Ash,” Naomi said again as he spread her legs, her skirt still covering her crotch from his view.

He smirked when she seemed to be stuck on that one word, though he wouldn’t want it to be any other word. He lifted her skirt out of the way, brushing his lips against the inside of her thigh and feeling her body tremble beneath his touch.

His gaze shifted to her white underwear, the fabric drenched and clinging to her pussy lips. He licked along it, already tasting her amazing sex through the thin material, though it didn’t stay in the way for long as he started pulling it off.

Naomi brought her legs together as he pulled away, letting him remove her underwear before he repeated the same motion, kissing his way along her thigh. Goosebumps appeared on her skin as he moved closer and closer to her pussy.

He planted one long kiss directly over her folds. Naomi moaned softly, her hands finding their way to his head, her fingers tangling in his hair.

“God, you’re beautiful,” Asher murmured, looking up into her eyes.

Naomi looked away, unsure whether he was talking about her face, her pussy, her body, or all of her. Why did he even say things like that with his head between her thighs? But it made her stomach flip and her body burn with the need to pull his mouth closer against her.

Though she didn’t need to do it herself. He licked along her folds, sending a spark of pleasure through her body and drawing another moan from her.

He kept licking her arousal from her pussy before pushing his tongue between her slick lips, delving into her body. Naomi looked down at him, but when their eyes met, she couldn’t hold his gaze for long.

Asher pulled his tongue out of her, licking her folds a few more times and moving just a little higher with each pass until he reached her clit. He first flicked his tongue over its hood before bringing his fingers up and gently helping her clit peek out from beneath it.

With his other hand, he slipped his fingers into her pussy again while pressing his tongue against her clit, dragging it slowly along the sensitive nub as he pushed his fingers as deep as he could inside her.

“Ash!” Naomi moaned, her legs tensing around him.

He grinned and repeated the same motion, keeping his licks long and slow, letting the pleasure steadily build inside her and bringing her closer with every movement, continuing it for a few minutes.

From her moans, her trembling thighs, and her flushed pussy spasming around his fingers, Asher was certain she was close to another orgasm. And while he really didn’t want to risk stopping before she could come, the need burning through his own body was becoming too strong to contain.

He gave her a few more seconds, licking her clit while his fingers worked inside her, her legs clamping around his head as her body writhed on the bed. Her fingers tangled tightly in his hair, pulling his face deeper against her crotch.

But he couldn’t stand it anymore. He pulled away from between her legs and quickly got rid of his pants, freeing his hard cock.

Naomi whimpered needily, looking up at him with her entire face flushed.

“Can’t wait anymore,” he breathed, climbing between her legs as his cock slid between her drenched folds. The burning ache in his shaft was soothed by her soft wetness, making him groan deeply as relief washed over his body.

His lips met hers in a sloppy kiss, her juices still coating his mouth, as he thrust slowly and deeply into her. Her legs wrapped around his hips while her hands tugged at his hair, holding him close through the heated kiss.

He needed only a few thrusts into her hot, soft body before the pleasure became too much. Pushing as deep as he could, he erupted inside her.

“Naomi,” he groaned, breaking the kiss and collapsing on top of her, his head slipping to the side to rest against the bed as they clung to each other while he filled her.

She moaned softly straight into his ear, her pussy quivering around his shaft as she dragged her nails along his arms, her legs holding him deep inside her and refusing to let him pull out even half an inch.

He remained on top of her even after his orgasm passed, catching his breath and enjoying the feeling of her small body beneath him, her pussy still hugging his cock in a warm, wet embrace.

He turned his face toward her, planting soft kisses on her cheek before she turned to meet him, connecting their lips again.

“I’m sorry,” Asher muttered. “I couldn’t wait anymore.”

Naomi just smiled and pecked his lips again.

“Did you… finish?” Asher whispered.

Her face was just inches away from his, flushed after sex, but she still looked away shyly as she nodded, mumbling, “It was amazing.”

“It was,” Asher agreed, relieved that she hadn’t been left hanging because he’d lost control of his arousal. “You’re amazing.”

“I didn’t do anything,” Naomi replied, looking back at him. “It was all you.”

“You made those cute moans again,” he replied, smiling.

“Asher!” Naomi groaned, burying her face in his shoulder and hiding from him while his cock was still inside her, their bodies tangled together.

He wrapped his arm around her, holding her close, though as his fingers wandered over her body, they found their way on their own to her full breast, squeezing it gently and tugging at her nipple, playing with it while they cuddled in silence.

“A-Ash,” she whispered, hugging him so closely that he couldn’t see her face.

“Hmm?”

“I-I don’t want to sleep alone today,” Nami muttered.

Asher sighed before speaking. “I can’t sleep just with you today, Nami. I would love to, but I have to sleep with El.” They’d barely had a chance to talk about it yet, but he suspected they might have their first time trying anal later that day, and there was no way he would leave her alone in bed afterward to sleep with another girl.

“No, I mean… I-I think I want to sleep with you in your bedroom. With the others,” Naomi replied quietly.

“Are you sure?” Asher asked.

“I-I don’t think I’m ready to join or watch when you… before going to sleep. So maybe you could text me or something when you’re done. It would be like a sleepover.”

“I’d be happy to have you there,” Asher replied. “Just… you have to remember that, um… there’s only one of me and five women, so I might not be able to cuddle with you all night long.”

“Do they take turns?” Naomi asked.

“Kind of. I try to make sure I cuddle with everyone and no one feels left out, but sometimes we’re just tired and fall asleep however we happen to be lying.”

Naomi nodded before whispering, “That’s okay. I don’t mind… sharing you... In everything.”

“I don’t know what I did to deserve being this lucky,” Asher murmured.

Naomi remained silent for a moment, only giving him a shrug before pushing against his body, making them roll over so that he was on the bottom and she was lying on top of him, relaxing against his chest.

They lay in silence, cuddling together, before Asher spoke. “About Lucy. And those dares… If she pushes things too far and makes you uncomfortable, I can talk to her. Again.”

“It’s okay,” Nami whispered. “I knew who I was playing this game with. Besides… she knew I wasn’t going to do them. So… maybe she really just wanted to get my socks.”

“Maybe,” Asher snorted, chuckling.

They remained lying together for a while before he sighed deeply.

“You have to go?” Naomi asked quietly.

“Yeah.”

“You sound… disappointed.”

“I am.”

Naomi raised her head, looking at him in silence, and he wondered what was going through her mind at that moment. He didn’t get a chance to find out as she pecked his lips before sliding off his body.

“I think I’ll take a nap,” she murmured cutely, her eyes closing as she clutched the covers to her body.

“Sweet dreams,” Asher whispered, leaning down to give her forehead a short kiss before putting his clothes on and leaving her room.

He had barely stepped outside when Ava stopped him in the corridor, immediately slipping into a hug and pressing herself close to him.

“Are you okay?” Asher asked, seeing her for the first time since she had left to let out all of her anger.

“I’m better,” the Latina replied. “Go wash. Then Elara is waiting for you in the bedroom.”

“Elara?” Asher asked, shifting his hands to Ava’s hips and holding her close.

“We talked and came to an agreement.”

“Agreement?” Asher asked, but Ava just hummed in confirmation rather than explaining any further.

“So, the two of you are okay?” Asher asked.

“As far as I’m concerned, yes. But you should know better than anyone that it’s hard to tell with her.”

“I know there will be some friction, but I don’t like you two arguing,” Asher said softly.

“I know,” Ava replied. “Though it’s not my fault that she’s like that.”

Asher sighed, closing his eyes as he pulled Ava closer and hugged her.

“You have to go, or she’ll accuse me of things,” Ava said, though she wrapped her arms around him and made no move to pull away.

“She’s not that bad,” Asher replied.

He gave the Latina a short kiss before heading toward the bathroom. He washed quickly, then headed to their bedroom, slipping inside to find it dimly lit. His gaze immediately focused on his blonde girlfriend, clad only in the blue lingerie he had bought for her, looking stunning as she was lying half-naked on the bed.

“You look amazing,” Asher said, walking closer.

“Take off your clothes and come here,” Elara replied quietly, reaching out for him.

His clothes were on the floor before she had even finished speaking. Asher climbed onto the bed on his knees and into her embrace as she pulled him down on top of herself, connecting their lips in that comfortable, passionate, and deeply familiar embrace.

She rolled them over, barely letting their lips part, lying on top of him with her short blonde hair brushing against his face as she kept kissing him intensely.

When their lips finally parted, both of them breathing faster, Elara rested her hands on his chest, her fingers moving slowly over his skin as she looked into his eyes, her blue ones filled with love.

“I want you to take my last virginity, Asher,” she whispered. “I want you to have all of me.”

He didn’t reply with words. Instead, he kissed her and rolled them over so she was on her back, kneeling between her spread legs before lowering himself on top of her. They made out for a moment before Elara grabbed his hair and gently pulled him away from her lips.

“I wanted it to be just us,” Elara murmured. “But…” She trailed off, sighing. “I talked with Ava, and she convinced me to let her join.”

“Are you sure?” Asher whispered.

Elara smiled and pecked his lips before calling out, “Ava!”