Elara’s smile froze. Her eyes went wide, then glassy. The mug slipped from her fingers. It would have shattered, but Kaelen caught it. Her body went limp, but she didn’t fall. She stood there, swaying slightly, her face a blank, beautiful mask.
He looked into her deep green eyes. The software’s interface shimmered at the edge of his vision, a targeting reticule locking onto her pupils.
Kaelen smiled. “I know. But do it for me. It’s a game.”
That day, she didn’t text Dex. She cancelled the casserole plan. She stayed home and asked Kaelen to tell her about his data analytics work. She listened. She laughed at his jokes—jokes that had never landed before. By evening, she was curled up next to him on the couch, her hand on his thigh, looking up at him with an adoration that was terrifying in its intensity. NTR - Hypnosis Master -v1.0- -HGGame-
Kaelen dismissed Dex with a cold command. “Leave. And forget this happened.” Dex stumbled out, confused and ashamed.
Kaelen smiled. “Go ahead. She’s just being friendly.”
“Elara?” he whispered.
“Go to bed, Elara,” Kaelen said, his voice hollow.
“Just Dex,” she said, not looking up. “He’s having a rough time. His dog died. I said I’d drop off some casserole later.”
“Who’s that?” Kaelen asked, his voice tighter than he intended. Elara’s smile froze
Casserole. To another man’s house. While he was at work.
He could delete the software. He could try to reverse the commands. But the final message was clear: The part of her that could love freely has been overwritten.
But the software glowed green.