Monday morning carried a strange kind of normalcy.
Students walked through the gates in clusters, laughing, complaining about homework, scrolling through their phones like nothing extraordinary existed in the world.
West moved through the crowd calmly.
After last nightâ
After the slaughter at the event center... unleashing Gorâthala and Seraphyra without restraint...
School felt almost... trivial.
He stepped into the hallway just as his system interface flickered and two golden notifications appeared in his vision.
<[ Achievement Completed: "Homewrecker Initiate" ]>
[ Successfully fucked three women who all possess romantic partners ]
Reward Granted:
+300 Bonus Cuckpoints
+ Charisma Points
+ Passive Skill Enhancement: Silver Tongue (Level Increased)
Westâs lips curved slightly.
Another notification layered over the first after a few moments.
<[ Achievement Completed: "Back-to-Back Conqueror" ]
[ Successfully fucked two partnered women within a single day ]
Reward Granted:
+200 Cuck Points.
+5 Aura Points
+ Shadow Anchor Level Up
He felt a strange vibration ripple through his body as the rewards integrated.
His presence would press heavier now.
Just as he was about to resume moving, a new panel slid into view.
<[ New Quest Issued ]>
[ Objective:Flirt with a married woman and become the object of her dark desires ]
Condition:
She must willingly crave you despite her vows.
Deadline:
7 Days.
Failure Penalty:
Unknown.
West read it once and his expression didnât change much.
"That shouldnât be too difficult," he muttered under his breath.
Most of his teachers were married.
Some wore their rings proudly.
Some complained about their spouses openly during casual conversations.
Some were clearly bored.
All it would take was patience, attention and action...
He leaned casually against a locker, scanning the hallway as teachers walked past.
Heâd just pick a target and use her.
He already had someone in mind.
Once the bell rang, he pushed off the locker and walked toward class.
---
Meanwhile â
Across the city, sunlight filtered through thin white curtains into a modern apartment.
Aria sat at her desk with her laptop open and spreadsheets and design drafts scattered across her screen.
She was working as usual but today, she couldnât focus.
Her cursor blinked on an unfinished document.
Her mind wasnât here...
It was elsewhere.
West...
She thought about all their time together...
the way he had claimed her without hesitation... all the steamy moments...
Then...
Seraphyraâs voice echoed in her memory.
"Master will become great."
"He canât be bound to just one woman."
Aria closed her eyes briefly as her chest tightened.
Jealousy prickled beneath her skin...
Butâ
It made sense.
Almost every gang in the city had tried to recruit him.
Miss Zu Li herself had gone to his fatherâs workplace.
Power drew attention... ambition... and women.
And West was shaping up to become not just your average awakened.
Aria leaned back in her chair slowly with her fingers tapped against the armrest.
If he rose higher...
If he became something the entire city acknowledged...
He wouldnât remain exclusive.
Men like that never did.
And Seraphyra had said something else.
"If you wish to be one of his top women... you must be useful."
Useful.
The word lingered heavily causing Ariaâs pride to flare slightly.
Was she supposed to compete?
Fight for ranking?
Yetâ
Even as the thought irritated her, she couldnât imagine losing him.
The idea alone made her stomach twist.
She swiveled her chair toward the window as the city skyline stretched outward.
West was the one person that saw her in ways that even her boyfriend never did. He was the one who was present when her boyfriend never deemed her worthy enough for attention...
Despite being an awakened, he still gave her as much attention as he always did... unlike Ross.
Now she realized she didnât care if he had more women so long as she was able to stay by his side.
"Useful... how can I be useful to him?" She thought deeply.
If she wanted to stay, she couldnât just be emotional attachment...
She had to bring value.
Her mind began working...
What could she offer?
She had experience in remote logistics and data handling.
She understood digital systems... she could manage communications... track movements... gather intel.
Maybe even handle financial routing if he needed it.
A slow realization formed. "West mentioned he wants to form his own gang..."
If he was going to navigate gang politics... he would need someone sharp behind the scenes.
Someone loyal and strategic. Her face tightened in resolved.
âEven if he ends up having other women... I must maintain the top spot.â
The thought sounded almost obsessive but she didnât reject it...
She accepted it.
Powerful men didnât belong to just one woman but there was always a primary.
The one who mattered most...
She intended to be that.
Her gaze drifted to her phone on the desk.
Rossâs name sat in her recent call log.
Unread messages...
Missed calls...
She hadnât responded.
Her heart felt strangely detached when she looked at his name.
After being with Westâ after feeling that intensityâ
Ross felt... small and pathetic.
She picked up her phone, hovered over his name and then set it down again.
If she wanted to align fully with West, she couldnât keep one foot elsewhere... she had to cut ties.
She had already made a decision, she would break up with Ross.
...
...
Meanwhile, West, completely oblivious of the turmoil Aria had been going through was trying to complete the systemâs new quest.
West already his decision on his target...
It was Mrs. Harrow.
She always had perpetually tired eyes... an expression that suggested the world had disappointed her long ago.
Her dark hair used to be tied tightly in a severe bun, every strand restrained like the rest of her life. But about a month ago, West had casually complimented her when she wore it looser... she made it an habit to wear it like that.
"You look better when you donât try so hard to look strict."
His words were always replaying in her mind.
She had never acknowledged the change but she had never gone back either.
West noticed everything and felt it would be easier to use someone like her since he already planted a seed inside her long ago.
So he made her the object of his focus through out this week...