Chapter 650: Chloe’s Temptation [II]

Poor Chloe. For all her usual fierceness, she had not managed to grab the white towel in time, and Marcus had already settled himself beside the tub. Her flawless body was completely exposed to him, leaving her with nowhere to hide.

"Marcus, you pervert! Get out!"

Overwhelmed by embarrassment, Chloe curled herself tightly into the water, desperately trying to cover herself as she shouted at him. Yet with Marcus sitting so close, his tall, powerful frame practically filling the entire space, she had lost whatever courage she might have had to make a naked dash for the door. She could only squeeze her eyes shut, too mortified to even look at him.

For once, she had completely forgotten to fight back.

Not that it would have made much difference. Her lightning attacks had been powerful enough to shake even other experts, yet against Marcus they could barely make him flinch, much less force him back.

But now, seeing her like this, tense and flushed as she tried desperately to hide herself, something stirred inside him. It was more than simple desire. There was a tenderness he could not quite suppress, mixed with the possessive longing he had been trying to keep under control.

"Marcus! Get out, or I’ll call Miss Anya!"

That was the only threat Chloe could think of, completely unaware that the person responsible for putting her in this situation was none other than the very Miss Anya she was counting on to save her.

Marcus finally lost the last of his restraint.

He leaned over the tub, lowered his head, and pressed his lips against hers.

"Mar..."

Chloe had still been in the middle of shouting, her eyes tightly shut, when the familiar masculine scent reached her. Before she could react, Marcus was kissing her, his lips warm against hers as his tongue slipped past her trembling lips and gently coaxed her into responding.

The sudden intimacy left Chloe completely stunned.

Her heart lurched, and her eyes flew open.

Those beautiful dark eyes immediately met a face she knew far too well, a face she had thought about countless times and seen in dreams she would never willingly admit to. She knew his scent, his presence, the warmth of his body. This was the man who had constantly irritated her, teased her, and driven her into a fury, yet he was also the man her heart had already chosen.

The realization left her whole body weak.

She watched helplessly as Marcus stole her first kiss, and when his hands slipped through the warm water to gently support her back, drawing her closer, she did not push him away. Her slender hands came to rest lightly against his arm as she leaned into his embrace, allowing herself to feel the warmth and affection she had secretly longed for.

The kiss lasted until neither of them could hold their breath any longer. When they finally parted, both were breathing hard. Marcus looked down at her, his heart pounding with a satisfaction he could not hide.

He had finally reached the woman who had spent so much time arguing with him, mocking him, and refusing to give him an inch. Chloe was fierce, proud, stubborn, and more than capable of making his life difficult, yet somewhere along the way, she had quietly carved out a place for herself in his heart.

When he leaned down to kiss her again, however, Chloe hurriedly placed a hand against his chest.

"Marcus, Miss Anya is right outside. Don’t..."

Marcus only smiled. Rather than explain himself, he caught her hand and said in a deliberately teasing tone, "Sweetheart, tell me, who’s more important, your mistress or your master? Come on. Help your master get undressed. Your master wants to bathe with you."

He guided her hands toward his clothes, which were still torn and disheveled from their earlier battle. Her Thunderbird’s Feather had shredded them badly enough that there was hardly much left to salvage.

"Marcus..."

Chloe, who normally would have argued with him over every little thing, was now blushing so deeply that even her ears had turned red. After a moment of hesitation, however, her hands moved obediently, removing his ruined clothes piece by piece.

Before long, Marcus was bare and had slipped into the tub with her, pulling her gently back into his arms.

"Chloe, you have no idea how long I’ve wanted to hold you like this."

He held her tightly, breathing in her faint, delicate fragrance as his hands moved slowly along the smooth curves of her body. Just as he had imagined, beneath her fierce and athletic exterior was a figure far softer and more alluring than he had expected.

"Marcus..."

Chloe was just as deeply affected. Like her mistress Anya, she had long since fallen for this incorrigible womanizer, even if she had spent far more time denying it than admitting it. Now that she was finally in his arms, she found that she no longer wanted to hide those feelings.

Gradually, the warmth between them deepened until the last of Chloe’s resistance melted away. Seeing the desire in Marcus’s eyes, the normally shy and conservative woman hesitated before whispering, "Marcus... the bedroom?"

"Yes."

Marcus scooped her into his arms. With a circulation of his golden inner energy, he quickly dried the water clinging to their bodies before carrying her into the elegant bedroom.

"Ah..."

A soft cry escaped Chloe as he finally made her completely his. The night dissolved into a long, overwhelming exchange of love and desire, their emotions finally finding an outlet after being held back for so long.

At the same time, the golden Human Rock, a technique Marcus had never been able to cultivate properly through ordinary means, surged with astonishing intensity. The infusion of Chloe’s virgin essence only made its power grow more violently, and the energy within his body seemed almost eager to break through its previous limits.

"Marcus... enough..."

Again and again, until even the proud and contrary Chloe finally had no choice but to plead for mercy. Yet when she realized that Marcus still showed no sign of stopping, she gathered what little strength she had left and whispered, "Marcus... I’m exhausted. Go to Miss Anya."

Marcus could not help grinning.

Tonight, it seemed he was destined to enjoy the company of both women.

A quick examination with his inner energy confirmed that Anya had already finished bathing and was now resting in the adjoining bedroom.

"I can’t bear to leave my Chloe just yet."

He lowered his head and kissed her once more before picking her up and carrying her toward the adjoining room, ignoring her weak protests.

A moment later, Anya’s startled cry came from the next room, followed by Marcus’s low chuckle. The quiet of the night was soon broken once again, while the golden radiance of Human Rock continued to pulse through the room.

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The next morning, Marcus did not wake until well past ten.

Two women who looked like goddesses were nestled against him, Anya lying elegantly at one side with her usual tenderness, while Chloe rested on the other, exhausted from the previous night but no longer hiding the affection she felt for him. Both women were clinging to him in their sleep, and for a rare moment, Marcus felt completely content.

The warmth of their bodies, the quiet sweetness of the morning, and the happiness filling the room made him reluctant to move. The three of them remained tangled together for a while, enjoying the rare peace.

Then the phone rang.

Ring, ring...

"Ah!"

Marcus abruptly sat upright as a forgotten matter finally came back to him.

"Shit!"

He raised a hand, and the phone immediately flew into his palm. Even in his haste, he could not help feeling a little pleased with himself. After the previous night’s dual cultivation, the Human Rock technique had advanced once again, reaching the fourth level of the Overlord Realm.

It seemed that women who cultivated inner energy could provide an especially powerful boost to the technique through dual cultivation. Chloe was a peak expert herself, so the effect of cultivating with her had been particularly significant.

Chloe had benefited just as greatly. Although she was exhausted from the night before, her cultivation had not merely broken through the sixth level of Thunderbird’s Cry. She had advanced all the way to the peak of the seventh level and was already standing on the threshold of the eighth.

After only one night of dual cultivation, Chloe’s martial cultivation had caught up with Ethan Bright, the young expert recognized throughout the ancient martial clans as the leading figure of his generation.

Marcus glanced at the caller ID, it was Lily. He answered immediately.

"Babe, you’re still in bed?"

There was obvious amusement in Lily’s voice, but she quickly continued, "Did you forget about the gathering? Boss Blaze and the others will be here at eleven."

"Yeah, yeah, we’re coming!"

Marcus immediately got out of bed, and Anya and Chloe hurriedly followed. Dominion had gone offline at eight that morning, and for the next three days, Skynet would be integrating the cloning and genetic technologies into the system.

Since the game was temporarily unavailable, Boss Blaze and the others had decided to come over for a proper reunion. Marcus had simply been too caught up in everything that happened the previous night and had completely forgotten about it.

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The next three days passed quickly, and everyone had a great time together.

Marcus also finalized the latest contract with CEO Vivian Sterling, while Tyler and Emily had already arranged the in-game advertisements for Mellory Financial’s clothing line.

Everything was progressing smoothly.

Now, all they could do was wait for the servers to come back online. Everyone was eager to see what the updated version of Dominion would bring, but Marcus was more excited than anyone else because his Dragon’s Roar Town was finally about to open.

"Bro, what’s actually in this update?"

Everyone was curious, but the official website still had not released the update notes. According to the announcement, the details would be generated automatically once Skynet came back online.

There was nothing they could do except wait.

Half an hour remained.