NOVEL NEXT Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Power Never Given, Only Taken
Selene had whispered such a submission only moments before, and the weight of her words sealed the Submission Chain between their bodies.
Aric had known it—the thrill of power, the heady warmth of a life conquering solidifying. It was something he had never encountered before. This wasn't just seduction. This was control.
He smoothed a hand through Selene's silver hair, and watched her shiver under his touch. She had finally reconciled herself to what was inevitable. She belonged to him now.
[System Notification: You Have Unlocked A New Ability – Lustborn Pact]
[Effect: The ones attached to Submission Chain grow stronger from their master's power. The more profound their submission, the more powerful their abilities become.]
Aric smirked. So the more I influence my followers, the more my followers can influence the world? Interesting.
He could already sense Selene was changing — her breath steadier, her body more in tune with him. She was no longer simply a noblewoman. She was his creation, his servant, his first conquest.
He would transform her into something much greater than she had ever been.
Releasing her, Aric stepped away. Selene held her ground, her chin still dropped, her fingers with a slight quivering.
"Stand," he commanded.
She paused for just a moment before complying. It was before her mind could say no that her body did.
She was learning quickly.
"Good," Aric murmured. "Now, kneel."
Her eyes flew to his, wide with shock. A final test. Would she really take to her new place?
Her breath went thin in her throat, but she didn't decline. Her pride destroyed, her will bent to his. Gradually—tentatively—Selene sank back down onto her knees before him.
And at that moment, Aric knew he'd won.
[System Notice: Selene Grade-Up in Submission]
His power was increasing, and here was just the first step.
But he wasn't satisfied yet. A sovereign could never stop at one conquest. An entire kingdom just waiting to be claimed.