Reincarnated as a step-dad in a fantasy world - Chapter 387: Scammed

This is the reupload (at his request) of the chapters previously posted by craftyprogamer as he wants to focus on his own book

Reincarnation's a rare gift, but Ning Qué's second chance comes with a twist. Betrayed and brutally murdered by his own mother, Oliver's fate takes a dramatic turn - rebirth as Ning Qué, an E-Rank hunter in 2027. Armed with a Player System cheat code, he's poised to defy destiny and rise through the ranks. But can he outsmart fate, or will his unluckiest streak haunt him forever?

“P-please let me go..” I stammered and before I knew it, I was word vomiting while crying. “—I won’t return. You won’t ever see me again. I know you don’t want me as a mate. You hate me, so please let me go.” I cried out.Cain’s jaw tightened with each word that left my lips “What gave you the idea that you have the power to choose what you want?” His voice was low, “You don’t get to decide what, how, and when you leave. Only I get to do that. You don’t get to leave me, you don’t get to run! You only leave when I want you to.”“I didn’t ask for this,” I whispered, trembling. “I didn’t ask to be your mate.”Cain stepped back, “Neither did I,” he muttered under his breath. “But the bond doesn’t give us a choice, does it?”~~~~As the only child of her late Alpha father, Avery Jae was meant to inherit her family’s legacy. But on the day of her arranged marriage to Alpha Lucian, her world crumbles. Rejected, humiliated, and cast aside for her own cousin, Avery barely escapes with her life only to find out a much deeper secret. One that changes everything.When Avery awakens, she finds herself in a foreign land, caught by the ruthless guards of the Vehiron pack, led by the infamous Alpha Cain. Tall, broad and as dangerous as the army he commands.Alpha Cain has a reputation that sends chills down the spine of even the most dangerous warriors. Haunted by his dark past, he has vowed never to take a mate, yet the moment he lays eyes on Avery, everything changes.With a single word, Avery is bound to Cain—whether he wants it or not. In a world where betrayal runs deep, can Avery ever trust the alpha who might just be her worst enemy.

“Died by Truck-Kun. Reborn in a whorehouse. Blessed by a demonic system. And now? I'm about to make this entire fantasy world moan my name.”Kael Rennhart was just another overworked salaryman on earth—until fate and uncle-kun gave him a one-way ticket to Virelia, a mystical world of swords and sorcery.Waking up in the body of a broke brothel worker with zero prospects, Kael thought he hit rock bottom… until the Porn Empire System awakened inside him.[System Activated: Welcome, Embodiment of Lust.][Mission: Build the greatest adult entertainment empire in the realm.][Failure Condition: Eternal blue balls.]Now, with Lust Points to farm, kinks to unlock, and a cast of dangerously hot women (and men, and elves, and orcs, and... others) joining his cause, Kael must rise from gutter-level debauchery to become the Lust Overlord of the continent.But power, pleasure, and profit don’t come easy...