Selina: "Stop... someone might come."
Alpha: "They won't."
He moved in closer, planting a kiss on her lips that felt both smooth and electric, sending a jolt of excitement through her. Selina felt her nerves fade away as she got lost in the moment. As the kiss deepened, he slowly pulled down her panties and unbuttoned his pants, creating an undeniable tension in the air. The camera kept rolling, capturing this intimate scene in the living room, a space that felt both familiar and thick with unspoken feelings, hinting at the complicated nature of their relationship.
Lunel took a deep breath after she watched the footage, her heart racing.
At first, she really thought Selina and Alpha were in a relationship. They seemed like they were genuinely into each other, and the chemistry between them was pretty obvious.
As Lunel kept watching more videos over the next few weeks, she realized it was the same girl in the same house each time. Sometimes Selina looked happy, but other times her expression hinted at something darker lurking beneath the surface.
Then, the next day, Lunel found another video that flipped everything upside down. This time, Alpha wasn't in it. Instead, Selina was talking to herself on her laptop webcam, and it hit hard.
Selina (voice shaking): "He... he doesn't love me. I really thought he would. I believed I was the one for him, that we had something special. But it turns out I'm not. When I finally worked up the courage to tell him I love him, he just laughed, like my feelings didn't matter at all."
She paused, her voice quivering with emotion. "I feel like I'm totally ruined, like I've put everything out there and he's just thrown it all away."
Lunel's heart sank as she watched. The next video she found was from the university corridor, caught on CCTV.
This was a year later, and even though the footage was a bit blurry, Lunel immediately recognized Selina. She spotted Alpha at the university, dressed all in black, handing money to a student in a hoodie. It looked like a drug deal.
Selina hid behind a pillar, recording the exchange with her phone, her heart racing as adrenaline kicked in. Once the deal was done and Alpha walked away, she stopped filming and decided to follow him, determined to confront him about what she'd just seen.
The next clip Lunel discovered was from the chemistry lab, and this one actually had sound.
In this video, Lunel watched as Selina confronted Alpha in a dim hallway near the lab. With fire in her eyes, she challenged him, "I saw you; what are you doing? You're selling drugs. I've got video proof. Don't think I won't show it to your dad if it comes to that."
Alpha chuckled, almost amused by her toughness. He looked pretty confident as he pulled out his phone, scrolling through his gallery until he found what he was looking for. He turned the screen toward her, showing off intimate videos of them together, moments caught from angles she thought were private.
With a smug smile, Alpha met her gaze. "You think you can blackmail me with this?"
Then, in a split second, he slapped her, not hard enough to hurt, but just enough to make his point clear.
Leaning in closer, he said in a menacing tone, "You'll keep quiet like a good girl, or you'll go down with me. I can post these videos on the internet."
The weight of his threat hung over Selina, making it hard for her to say anything. Panic knotted in her stomach, and she fought back tears that slipped down her cheeks.
With that, he turned sharply and walked away, leaving her standing there, overwhelmed by his words and the messy reality of their relationship.
Lunel was stunned by what she had discovered and couldn't shake off all the footage.
Determined to get to the bottom of things, she started digging into Selina's background.
After that pivotal meeting, they quickly became a team. He was amazing at crafting a facade, setting up a bunch of companies and opening bank accounts to push his plans forward, all while creating innocent-looking fronts that hid something sinister underneath. Selina's job was to bring in recruits, young women who were easily lured in by dreams of fame and fortune.
As Lunel kept digging into the situation, it became clear that Selina had turned into someone completely different. She now walked around like a powerful figure, oozing confidence and charm. But behind that glamorous look was a harsh reality: she had been caught up in his game long before she became his right-hand woman. He had shaped her into what he wanted, altering her identity and dreams to fit his twisted plans.
In this messed-up game, Selina was like a queen on a broken chessboard, stunning but stuck and unable to break free. On the outside, she played the part of a high-class escort glammed up in diamonds, but inside, she was living a life of luxury that only hid her true struggles and oppression.
Lunel's heart raced as she came across text messages from Selina's burner phone, each message revealing more of her pain:
"Sometimes I wonder if he ever really sees me."
"I hate this life, but I love him."
"I sell girls. But I was the first girl he broke."
Feeling overwhelmed, Lunel took a deep breath to steady herself. The weight of the information felt heavy. She opened her soft board and quickly jotted down three new entries:
ELI ROMANOV – DEAD (suspected V-17 overdose)
LUCENT TRADE CORP – Drug front for money laundering
SELINA VARGAS – Originally a victim, now a handler
She underlined a chilling motto in red:
"He doesn't kill with knives. He kills with desire."
Then, she created a new folder on her system, labeling it:
"OP: BLACKLOTUS – Human, Heartless, Hunter."
In that moment, Lunel realized she was diving deeper into a dark world, one where desire hid cruelty and survival came with a hefty price.