But the next morning, Elara was making coffee. She was humming. She wore that thin, oversized t-shirt that drove him crazy. And she was on her phone, texting someone with a furious little grin.
Kaelen stared at the phone. Then at the laptop. Then at the closed bedroom door where his perfect, hollow fiancée lay sleeping.
The software chimed:
They sat in the living room. Kaelen opened the software on his phone, hidden under a napkin. The NTR Protocol interface was active. It showed a live feed of Dex’s biometrics—heart rate, pupil dilation. He was already attracted to her. NTR - Hypnosis Master -v1.0- -HGGame-
She looked at him. And for the first time in three years, she really looked at him. Her eyes widened. Her lips parted.
“Good to see you, man,” Dex said, but his eyes kept drifting to Elara.
He smiled. It was a cold, cruel smile.
“Hey, Kaelen. Long time. I saw your post about the promotion. Congrats. Drinks sometime?”
Dex’s heart rate spiked. He looked confused, then pleased. “Uh, thanks, El.”
Elara frowned. “I don’t really want to see him, honey. You’re all I think about.” But the next morning, Elara was making coffee
He whispered the trigger under his breath: “Sleep.”
“Who’s that?” Kaelen asked, his voice tighter than he intended.