Chapter 71: Chapter 71: The Boundary of Possession
Ben and Leo stood frozen their breath catching in their throats as they stared at the divine prize before them.
With trembling hesitant movements they stepped forward onto the center stage.
Their hands shook violently moving through the air at a snail’s pace until their palms finally made contact with the soft knit fabric of Lilly’s oversized sweater each resting over one of her heavy breasts.
Lilly squeezed her eyes shut her face entirely crimson bracing herself for what was to come.
But the moment their hands settled the temperature in the room seemed to drop to absolute zero.
Ben and Leo casually glanced up only to find Alexander staring directly at them.
His warm laughing demeanor from a moment ago had completely vanished.
He was looking at them with a dark predatory and entirely lethal gaze—as if he were a warlord calculating the most painful way to execute them on the spot.
They couldn’t even manage a single squeeze.
The absolute terror radiating from Alexander paralyzed them instantly.
Within a single second both boys abruptly yanked their hands back as if they had just touched a burning stove stumbling backward until they nearly fell off the stage.
Alexander’s lethal expression instantly dissolved and he let out a loud mocking laugh "Well you technically got your reward but you completely lacked the true courage to claim it properly" said Alexander shaking his head with amusement.
Ben and Leo panted heavily sweat pouring down their pale faces.
Alexander’s silent warning had hit them loud and clear: fear will always strip away whatever prizes you manage to obtain in this life "Alright that’s enough for today" stated Alexander gesturing toward the exit "We’re done here.
Go home."
The two boys didn’t need to be told twice.
They grabbed their backpacks and bolted out of the theater room as if they had just been fully exonerated from a death sentence leaving the heavy doors swinging behind them.
Once the room fell silent Alexander walked over to Lilly his expression softening as he looked at her flustered face "Did that bother you?" asked Alexander gently brushing a stray lock of hair from her cheek.
Lilly opened her eyes letting out a long shaky breath as she smoothed down her sweater "No... it didn’t bother me" whispered Lilly looking up at him with a complicated expression "But I honestly thought you would oppose it at the last second.
It’s incredibly strange for a guy to willingly share his partner like that."
Alexander shrugged his shoulders casually slipping his hands into his pockets "Well... I suppose it could be considered an open relationship" stated Alexander.
Lilly’s eyes went completely wide her timid demeanor instantly vanishing as a wave of sharp disbelief took over "You fuck me like that in the restroom and then you casually call it an open relationship?!" shouted Lilly her voice echoing sharply against the empty walls of the theater room.
Alexander blinked caught off guard by her sudden outburst "Lilly listen to me don’t get upset over a label" said Alexander stepping closer to soothe her "We are both adults and we are just enjoying each other’s company.
There’s no need to complicate things."
"No I want clarity Alexander!" insisted Lilly stepping back to avoid his touch her chest heaving as tears of frustration pricked her eyes "We need to explicitly define what our relationship actually is right now!"
Alexander let out a slow heavy sigh his tone turning a bit more distant "If you want a definition then we can just be sex friends" stated Alexander.
"So you only want me for fucking?!" yelled Lilly her voice cracking as her heart shattered "Is that all I am to you?
Just a convenient body in the library and the restroom?"
"No it’s not just for that Lilly and you know it" said Alexander his voice firmed up as he tried to regain control of the situation "I genuinely enjoy being around you but I am in a position where I absolutely cannot commit to a serious traditional relationship at this moment in my life.
You have to understand that."
"I don’t understand anything!" screamed Lilly the intense emotional pain turning into pure unadulterated anger "You’re just using me!"
Before Alexander could say another word to defend himself Lilly grabbed her bag from the stage turned on her heel and stormed out of the theater room slamming the heavy wooden doors behind her with a resounding crash that left Alexander standing entirely alone in the quiet room.
The heavy echoes of the slamming door hadn’t even fully faded from the room when a slow rhythmic sound shattered the silence.
Clap... clap... clap...
Alexander snapped his head toward the back of the auditorium where Marcus stepped out from the shadows of the rear exit a wide amused smirk plastered across his face as he strolled down the carpeted aisle "What the fuck are you doing here?" asked Alexander his eyes narrowing as his voice dropped into a dangerous icy register.
"Oh I’ve been around for a while" said Marcus leaning casually against one of the front-row seats "I’ve actually been following you since you were walking down the hall with her.
I was originally planning to step in and have a little fun of my own but then I watched your little masterclass stage show.
Man using your own girl as a high-tier prize to motivate your rookies?
That was an absolute ten-out-of-ten move Boss.
But you are a complete idiot bro as you went way too fast."
Alexander let out a cold dismissive grunt crossing his arms over his chest "Are you seriously trying to tell me that I went too fast?" asked Alexander.
"Yes man absolutely" replied Marcus chuckling as he shook his head "Getting a piece of pussy for a one-night stand is incredibly easy.
You show up you eat and you leave.
But having a high-quality girl constantly at your disposal becomes a royal complicated pain in the ass the second you try to mix feelings into the equation.
If you keep it strictly about the sex it’s a breeze.
But you?
You were practically aiming for some twisted polyamorous relationship structure and that garbage only exists in fairy tales.
Haven’t you ever heard the old saying?
When you try to keep multiple women under the same roof your entire house is bound to burn straight down to the ground."
