*
"Boom—"
"..."
The young man on the sofa slowly opened his eyes. A fragmented, predatory light flickered in his dark pupils, and the edges of his eyes were slightly flushed with red.
The lingering aftershocks of passion had not yet faded. The sheer intensity of the pleasure had hit him like a catastrophic disaster. Being forced to face the reality of it completely sober was deeply humiliating.
Alaric lowered his head, sitting in silence for a long moment before finally ripping the electrodes off his temples and walking into the bathroom.
*
Out in the courtyard, Cedric received the news and quickly hurried over.
"Sir, Mr. Alaric has finished as well."
Caspian sat up straight. "So soon? Alaric too?"
Cedric replied, "Mr. Alaric lasted three minutes longer."
Caspian sucked in a breath. "Was the dosage too strong?"
Cedric didn't dare answer. He lowered his head and relayed exactly what had happened in the room. Caspian's eyes went wide. "He completely caved, just like Cyril?"
Although it was understandable for boys their age to lose control during their first real encounter with pure desire, the fact that both of his most disciplined grandsons collapsed so quickly was incredibly disappointing!
Caspian stood up, casting a complicated look at the third room. "Did Julian secretly study for this? How is he the one making me proud right now?"
*
"Hallucinations, these are all hallucinations."
Julian gripped the armrests of the recliner tightly, his sanity engaging in a brutal tug-of-war with his desires.
In his hallucination, he was in a bedroom at the Cavanaugh Estate.
A scantily clad woman kept rubbing against him. He had no idea why he couldn't push her away, but his desires were being stoked with terrifying ease.
Julian felt completely dead inside. He just laid flat on his back, throwing his arms and legs out in an 'X' shape.
What was a little desire anyway? Once he got it out of his system, it would be over. He wasn't trying to be some celibate monk; why deny basic biology?

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