Chapter 557: Ready For Round Two? While Charles and Diona were having a private talk, Alex was busy showering Lavinia with affection. The young lady’s head rested on Alex’s lap, and the young man lightly stroked her hair, just like how a cat slave spent quality time with his cat. At some point, Alex wondered if Catkins also purred. If Lavinia didn’t, that was fine. But if she did... He wanted to see and hear it. [E/N: furry spotted] His fingers started brushing through her hair. Upon sensing the young lady had relax her body, he started rubbing the base of her cat ears, making her shudder. The young man thought Lavinia would get angry and even readied his apology. But instead of scolding him, she covered her lips with her hand as if trying to stop the sound that almost escaped. Alex understood the significance of Lavinia letting him touch her ears and tail. It was a sign of trust and love. A Catkin would not allow just anyone to casually touch their ears or tail without permission. Many would react aggressively if someone they didn’t know well enough touched them out of the blue. Seeing that Lavinia did not turn hostile at his touch, he realized that she truly accepted him as her lover. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶 ’How cute,’ Alex mused as he continued to gently caress her ear with his right hand while stroking her back with his left. Latifa, Lumi, and Lotte were all looking at the two lovebirds with serious gazes. Their attention was focused on Lavinia and her tail, which was swaying languidly. As Beastkins, they didn’t need anyone to explain to them the significance of this gesture. When they saw Alex reach out to hold Lavinia’s tail, all three of them offered a silent prayer for the Catkin, who might pass out at any moment from the overwhelming sensation that she was about to experience. And just as they expected, the moment Alex’s fingers wrapped around Lavinia’s tail, her body shuddered uncontrollably. "A-Alex... stop!" Lavinia seemed to have lost her strength. Even her voice sounded weak and breathy. "My tail is sensitive right now. Please... have mercy... Ughhh!" Feeling a little mischievous, Alex gently played with Lavinia’s tail. He still couldn’t believe that the proud princess of the Clawford Tribe, who had once looked down on him in the past, was now writhing in ecstasy because of his touch. Latifa also shuddered uncontrollably because she had imagined Alex doing the same thing to her. She was fearful and anxious about experiencing the same thing as Lavinia, but a part of her was also looking forward to it. The young man sensed that Lavinia was now reaching her limit, so he stopped playing with her ears and tail at the same time. He used his left hand to stroke the young lady’s back, calming her own. Lavinia’s tail swayed irregularly like it was a snake that had been startled. A minute later, it latched onto Alex’s left arm, as if using it as a support until it regained its calm. "I’m sorry, Lavinia," Alex said softly. "You were just so cute that I couldn’t stop myself from teasing you." She didn’t answer him right away, still panting for breath. This was the first time she had felt such an overwhelming sense of pleasure. It almost made her crazy. She made a mental note in the future to tell Alex to do it in moderation, especially if there were other people around. Deep inside, Lavinia was feeling horribly embarrassed because Latifa, Lumi, and Lotte had seen her in such a state. If they hadn’t been around, she could have endured it for a bit longer. But since they were present, she begged Alex to stop and allow her to retain her dignity. It took her several minutes to finally regain her calm and composure. When she was certain that she was in full control of her expression, she turned around to look at her lover. "I’m sorry," Alex apologized a second time. "Forgive me?" "No." Lavinia replied firmly before grabbing hold of Alex’s left hand that was now stroking her belly and bit it. Of course, she didn’t bite hard enough to make it bleed. She controlled her strength so that Alex would only feel a little pain, which he endured properly. Alex was tempted to use his fingers to play with Lavinia’s tongue, since they were already so close to her mouth. But he had a feeling that if he did that, she would really bite his fingers off out of spite. ’Okay, one step at a time,’ Alex thought with a pained look on his face. When Lavinia finally released his hand, Alex lightly patted her head. It was a gesture of apology for embarrassing her. A few minutes later, Alex felt three intense gazes locking onto his body. Clearly, they belonged to the three fox ladies, who seemed to have made up their mind. Latifa was thinking of asking Alex to spend the night inside the clock tower so he could also pat her like he did to Lavinia. The young man at most patted her head when they were together. He didn’t touch her ears, but he would sometimes touch her tail. And during those times, Latifa had to do her best to stop her body from squirming due to how ticklish it was. Suddenly, Alex trembled. "What’s wrong?" Lavinia asked. "Did I bite too hard?" "No," Alex replied. "I just felt that someone was cursing me somewhere." Lavinia blinked once, then twice, before a giggle escaped her lips. Latifa, Lumi, and Lotte were also smirking because Alex had messed around with so many people. "That just means that you’re a bad person," Lavinia stated. "If you are good, no one will curse at you, right?" "I think someone still hasn’t learned their lesson," Alex replied. "Ready for round two?" He raised both of his hands and made a groping gesture, making Lavinia’s face turn beet red. "Not here..." Lavinia said in a volume that almost failed to reach the young man’s ears. Alex blinked. He was half tempted to carry Lavinia to the secret room in the clock tower, but since the three fox ladies were there, he couldn’t possibly go overboard. "Ahem." Lumi coughed lightly. It was her way of telling Alex to behave himself, especially since there were other ladies around. ’Well, I guess I’ll just have to wait for a few more days until we head to the Clawford Tribe,’ Alex thought. He then continued to gently pat Lavinia’s head, making the latter close her eyes and enjoy this intimate moment to her heart’s content. —-----