I walked— paced around my room.

I didn’t solve my life that night. The letdown’s were still a burden on my shoulders. The tiredness hadn’t vanished.

But for the first time in the month, I remember I was alive in it.

Not just surviving the mist— walking through it with a ridiculous, defiant little light.

The next morning I woke up and did one thing differently. A small grin gradually stretched, turning into a loud laugh.

"HAHAH..HAHH."

"Thank you for yesterday Chibi... you helped me get through this depressive phase of my life, it’s time to get back on track."

<< That’s what we’re partners for >> A smile played on it’s face.

I called for a dinner meeting with all my beauties, sent a text to Rachel all the way down to Alice.

All six of them made it that night.

I sat at the dining table dressed in red silk robe, as they came one by one, taking their seats.

Varieties of dishes cascade over the grand table.

"I didn’t know you still had the money to pull off such Eve.." Olivia scoffed.

I gave a short smile— easy to tell I was offended but didn’t make it known.

"You look like shit," Rachel said cheerfully. "Good. Means you’re still alive."

I bent my head, rubbing over. My good looks wasn’t saving me from being ridiculed by even the women closest to me.

’I guess money is... really important.’

They served their dishes. And ate in silence for awhile. Then Ava spoke.

"So why are we here? Why did you bring us all together?" She questioned.

A deep sigh escaped my mouth as I prepared to speak.

"I consider you all to be my inner circle, and I hope most of you could say the same.."

"For the past month as you all know, I’ve been in my shell, due to everything that happened and I’m sure you all went about your daily lives and that fine."

"I called you all here because I’ll need you to work with me and help build an empire."

"An empire!?" Aubrey voice out with disbelief in her tone.

"So what are you planning?" Olivia asked, eyes narrowed. She became intrigued.

"First.. I want to assign each of your roles before I say it." I said,

"Olivia, I’ll need you to re-employ our former lab staffs and promise them their salaries after a week.."

"Rachel, I’ll need you to dissolve any governmental warranty that may come up."

"Olivia. Market and blog articles on the establishment of my mating system.."

"WHAT?" Rachel raised her voice and spat her food back out.

"That’s what you want to do!? But I thought you were against it."

"Yes I still am, and why shouldn’t I be, when greedy mongers want to leech over me.."

"It’s my sole responsibility and that’s why I gave you that task, Rachel."

"Do you have a cum bank in place, already?" Olivia asked.

"Yes I have over one thousand five hundred stored bottles of cum."

All eyes glazed at me in unison with an astonished look on their faces.

"Oh my god... that’s a lot of cum." Aubrey murmured.

"You all are my beautiful heiress and despite birthing my heir you’ll join me and my empire." Voice deep and alluring to be heard.

"I’m lucky to have bonded with women can amplify my strength and manage my domain.."

"Okay, Alex I would stand by you." Olivia was the first to affirm her loyalty. She picked my hands up and kissed it.

The rest instinctively followed, kissing my hand just as Olivia did.

My harem is young but already legendary in potential.

A fulfilled dark grin played on my lips. As we continued dining.

"Cheers to a new beginning of greatness under the house of Epstein." Aubrey said smoothly, though her eyes flicked towards me with veiled suspicion. "Drink, Alex, and choose who shares your bed as the moon rises. Or... claim us all tonight again!"

Aubrey’s feisty nature became more profound now than ever.

Aubrey grins, flexing her chest more evidently, Matilda blushes but leans forward. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Alice stares defiantly, daring me to break her further.

But no.

I want to have a direct influence over their emotions, pleasure, and mild obedience triggers.

The deeper the physical and emotional connection, the stronger my control over them becomes.

Refusal or defiance carries real consequences, punishments.

I remained silent when each of them demanded an answer as they stole a glance at me.

I called Matilda closer and whispered in her ear.

"After dinner, you all should be dressed in the same outfit."

"Okay." She nodded and excused the table.

"You haven’t given an answer Alex!" Rachel said while sipping her glass.

"You all should follow Matilda.." I ordered.

Without hesitation all five— slowly swayed out of their seats, finger’s tip trailing over my shoulders as they followed behind.

My dimly lit dungeon was prepared with my beauties already waiting for me.

My six women stood in line, each wearing the new maid uniform: skin-tight voidsilk that barely qualifies as clothing. With my glowing sigil on the collar locked around every throat.

Alice fist clenched with anxiety. She wondered why her mates didn’t think it was weird for her to be among them.

Ava’s cheeks flushed crimson. Olivia glares, but her breathing has already quickened.

Aubrey steps forward first. Her voice is steady but her pupils are dilated.

"My owner... we wait your command."

I walked by each of them, grazing over their curves slightly. All six women gasped in sync.

I could feel their pulses, their rising heat, and the flicker of competing emotions— ambitions, lust, jealousy and surrender.

My voice stayed low and deep, carrying the full weight of command. " Strip the lingerie outfit. Collars stays on. Kneel."

My beauties obeyed my command, pooling at their feet and leaving them bare except from the glowing silver collars locked around their throats— each engraved with "EPSTEIN’S SLUT" in luminous script.

Matilda was the first to kneel, gracefully and controlled, though her thighs press together.

Ava drops heavily, muscles flexing, a hungry grin on her lips.

Rachel sinks down with a playful exaggeration, her thighs rippled as her knees touched the floor.