Chapter 7

I leaned back against the wall and came hard, a rough groan escaping my throat as my hand pumped up and down my cock, draining every last drop of cum. I tried to steady my breathing and clear my blurred vision. That’s when I looked toward the door and saw him standing there, staring at me in shock.

Before I could do anything, he quickly disappeared. Fuck. Did he just watch me jerk off? What the hell! How long had he been standing there?

I grabbed the cloth I had found earlier to use as a towel, wrapped it around my waist, picked up my gun, and went after him. I found him sitting on the mattress, looking terrified when he saw me pointing the weapon at him.

He raised his hands in fear, pressing himself against the wall. I could see the terror in his eyes. My breathing slowly calmed down. He whispered:

“Sorry.”

In my language. That’s when I realized he wasn’t trying to run, he was afraid of how I would react to what he had seen.

I didn’t have time to dwell on it because I heard the sound of vehicles nearby. I moved to my observation point and saw enemy troops. They might sweep through here again looking for us.

I looked at Liak. He seemed even more frightened than before. I approached him and said, even though he probably didn’t understand:

“We have to hide.”

I grabbed his arm and pulled him with me toward a small room I had found behind some fallen lockers at the back of the building. I put him inside and signaled for silence. He nodded. When I turned to leave, he grabbed my arm and looked at me with wide, scared eyes.

“No,” he said, as if begging me not to go. He knew I was his only chance of survival. I just replied:

“I’ll be back.”

I don’t know if he understood, but he slowly let go of my arm.

I went back to where we had been sleeping and messed up the place so it wouldn’t look like anyone had been there recently. I gathered everything, grabbed my backpack, went to the bathroom and put on my pants. I only threw on the top part of my uniform without buttoning it.

When I returned to the observation point, I counted at least five men. I might have a chance against them if I had backup, but alone it would be risky. When I thought about what they would do to Liak if they found him, I abandoned the idea of fighting and headed straight for the hiding spot.

Liak’s expression visibly improved when he saw me arrive. It almost made me smile at the corner of my mouth, but I didn’t let him notice. I pulled more lockers toward us to create an even tighter corner where they wouldn’t find us, making as little noise as possible.

This forced Liak to stand with his back pressed against my chest, and me against the wall. We were tightly packed in with almost no space left. It would be nearly impossible for anyone to search this spot thoroughly.

As time passed, the tension grew. The wait for the enemies, the fact that Liak was so close to me… it felt strange. The way he smelled different from the men I had ever been near before.

Even though I didn’t want to, I remembered how he had watched me in the bathroom earlier. I knew this wasn’t the time to think about that. I pushed the thoughts away and focused on the enemies entering the room where we had been sleeping.

Liak’s body tensed up. I could feel it clearly because he was pressed so tightly against me. It reminded me that his entire body was molded against mine, even if it was just to keep us safe.

The enemy soldiers searched the room, shouting things I could partially understand:

“Check the area!”

“They can’t be far!”

My body stiffened.

Liak shifted against me. I placed my hand firmly on his shoulder and squeezed, hoping he would understand. He stopped moving, but the motion had strangely awakened a part of my body. I really hoped he hadn’t noticed, it would be extremely embarrassing.

A low, hoarse moan escaped him. The sound vibrated through his body and sent a wave of tension straight into mine. I quickly covered his mouth with my hand. He froze for a few seconds.