I want to sleep

As the night draws near, the sleepy occupants of the room find their respective spots in their beds, each with their unique sleeping arrangements. Linda settles herself into a cozy bed, while Maya rests upon a stone slab nearby. The goblin lady, contentedly snoring, slumbers into yet another bed. As the quiet of the room descends, a restless Alex struggles to find rest on the hard ground. His wandering mind becomes fixated on the slumbering figures around him, and he can't resist the urge to steal a peek. Attempting to distract himself, he squeezes his eyes shut, attempting to focus on anything else.

In the end, Alex found himself unable to drift off to sleep. Frustrated, he rose from his bed and decided to take a walk. However, his late-night stroll was abruptly interrupted by an unfamiliar sound. Was it a moan? Or a groan? He couldn't tell. But as he turned his head in the direction of the noise, he saw Maya shivering in her see-through sleeping dress. The stone bed was icy that night, and the cold seemed to have seeped into her bones. In a moment of chivalry, Alex rushed to her side to offer her some warmth. However, as he stood near her, he couldn't help but notice her alluring physique. Her perfectly rounded breasts captured his attention, and he found himself struggling to maintain his composure. But Maya turned around and drifted back to sleep, leaving Alex to ponder his thoughts. Not wanting Maya to suffer any longer, Alex used his mana to raise the temperature of the room, becoming a live heater for the night. The warmth eased Maya's shivers, and she slept soundly.

Finally feeling at ease, Alex returned to his bed and tried to fall asleep once more. But before he could drift off, Linda approached him. She simply wanted to invite him to come and sleep next to her, nothing more.

Alex's thoughts swirled around as he tried to process the situation. He couldn't help but chuckle inwardly at the redundancy of the phrase "she wants to sleep with me means she wants to sleep with me." But his amusement was short-lived as he braced himself for whatever Linda was about to say. As expected, she revealed her fear of insects and how it prevented her from sleeping alone in that particular environment. Alex couldn't help but feel surprised at this revelation, as he had always seen Linda as a fearless and ruthless woman. Nevertheless, he quickly agreed to her request, not wanting to cause her any distress.

As he lay down on the makeshift bed next to Linda, Alex's mind wandered back to his childhood. He couldn't help but think about how he used to have sleepovers with Linda all the time, back when he was just a baby boy in her eyes. But now, he was an adult, and this would be the first sleepover they had had since he turned 10. Despite his initial reservations, he found himself feeling oddly comforted by Linda's presence.

As they nestled together on the same bed, Linda's voluptuous curves were on full display, and, as if by some cosmic temptation, her breast found its way to Alex's face. Although his hand was itching to touch, he resisted the urge and lay there in a state of blissful torment. As the night wore on, Alex finally succumbed to slumber, but his dreams were far from peaceful. In the early hours of the morning, as the sun began to rise, everyone else awoke, but Alex remained fast asleep, his expression twisted with what looked like frustration and pent-up desire.

- To be continued

(In the next chapter, Alex wants to recruit Anna but could she stop her revenge and agree to go with Alex?)