Divine Artifact in a Scientific World

"Yes, really. I also especially enjoyed feeling you twitching in my lap just from nipple stimulation. You are a unique and enjoyable person to be with, Katerina Blake."

Then Jack sent Katie a soul bond invite.

[Soul Bond Accepted: Katerina Blake]

Katie accepted his soul bind invite immediately, just as fast as Samantha.

With Samantha, he'd discovered that physical contact seemed to amplify his ability to sense her soul and control the formation of their soul bond.

Having his still-hard cock buried inside her amplified things even more.

He didn't know if it was the physical contact itself directly that altered things, or if it was their altered mental and emotional state, caused by the physical contact, that altered things.

Either way, he could sense her soul much more clearly than he had with any previous soul bond.

Katie wanted to practically crawl inside him. But not in a possessive sort of way, like with Madison, but more like a kitten wanting to curly up under your chin.

She had none of the 'please dominate me' sort of desires, like Samantha; instead, she wanted to be held, cherished, protected, enveloped but not subjugated.

It was like she wanted to feel him hugging her 24/7, but at the same time she wanted to feel like they were walking side by side, as equals.

As their soul bond formed, he pulled her as close to him as Genesis Heart would allow, and mentally wrapped his arms around her.

He also pushed to establish the ability to connect to her mentally, but strove the ensure she maintained as much mental independence as he could manage. He wanted to be able to communicate with her mentally, but without any ability to control her.

When their soul bond completed, it felt distinctly different from any of his other bonds. With the others, it was like they were in the same room, but he had to look at them to see what they were feeling.

But with Katie, it was like she was snuggled right up next to him, or maybe even sitting in his lap. He knew what she was feeling without having to look.

She was so close to him emotionally; he was worried that he'd taken things too far.

But the moment he felt that worry, he felt reassurance from her. She was ecstatic with the result.

He deactivated his parallel self, who had been keeping an eye on events unfolding inside the yacht club, and pulled them both into his soul space.

As soon as they appeared on his bed in his soul space, Katie kissed him fervently, then said, "Oh, Jack. This is so much more than I could have ever dreamed. No wonder Samantha kept saying, 'Just wait, you'll understand soon'."

Then she asked, "Does everyone feel like this, like you're hugging their soul?"

"No, you're the first."

"Really, why?"

"Well, I've learned more about how to shape soul bonds since bonding with Madison, and everyone is different. Also, something about being inside you when the soul bond initiated made it easier for me to know what you wanted and guide the bond appropriately."

"What about Samantha?"

"We were snuggling when I initiated the bond, so I got a good feel for what she wanted, so I don't think hers is any less ideal than yours, just different."

"How is hers different from mine?"

"You want to be close, like you're sitting in my lap hugging 24/7. She wants to be physically dominated, like I'm gripping her neck, or could do so at any time."

"Huh. I didn't know she was into that sort of thing. Does she also like whips and handcuffs and other BDSM stuff?"

"No, that's Naoko. Samantha likes it rough, forceful, but not violent. Smacking her on the ass is fine, but not to the point where she has trouble sitting the next day."

"Naoko?"

"Another girl I soul bonded. You'll meet her soon, along with all my other girls."

He didn't have a security system installed on her father's yacht, yet, so and didn't want to spend a lot of time in his soul space with his body unattended, so he explained about parallel self, then activated it for both of them.

Like all the other girls, the first thing she did was try the looking-at-herself-looking-at-herself thing. Her eyes crossed, then she said, "Oof. Yeah, not gonna do that again."

He shook his head. "I warn everyone, but they all insist on trying it at least once. Naoko actually tried it twice."

"Is she a masochist?!"

"Yes."

"Oh. Oh! Right, you did imply she was into BDSM stuff."

In the physical world, he told her about all the mundane stuff that had happened to him, and in his soul space, he explained about Genesis Heart and the plans he had.

After explaining about soul bonds, she asked, "So, are soul bonds always so intimate?"

"No. The default is actually not intimate at all, and I can even push it towards more of a zealot bond."

"Zealot?"

"Yes, it's kind of like a slave bond, but without the forced obedience. If I focus on absolutely dominating a person's soul, they will be utterly devoted to me and will mostly want to do whatever I command."

"So you could have..."

"Done that to you?"

She nodded.

"I had that option, but I would not have been able to do something like that to you. I've done it twice, once not understanding what would actually happen, and the second time to force someone to confess their crimes. Both times, the results were a bit creepy."

He told her about Isabella and agent Jackson.

"Damn. I agree with what you did to that agent Jackson, but Isabella..."

"Yes. It's more extreme than I intended. But altering a bond after it's formed is more difficult, so I'm not sure yet if I could alter Isabelle's bond such that she still honors my wishes but without the zeal and devotion. I'll be able to improve it eventually, just not yet."

He tested his mental connection with her and found that it was like his mental connection with Samantha. He could hear her surface thoughts and speak to her over their connection.

He wrapped up their conversation in his soul space and had her disable her parallel self so he could save more EP.

In the physical world, they cleaned up, then went to bed.

In his soul space, his parallel self resumed monitoring the situation at the yacht club. The local police and the FIS had arrived and were interviewing everyone.

He was wondering what they would find when they got back to shore in the morning when he heard a phone ring. It wasn't his.

He turned and looked at Katie lying next to him.

"It's not yours?" she asked.