Chapter 83: Chapter 83: The Seduction of a Wounded Soul

Aria quietly picked up her scattered clothing from the floor and began pulling it on her eyes remaining fixed entirely on the concrete ground.

Alexander stood a few feet away watching her intently as he waited for a response to his offer.

Sensing her hesitation he stepped closer and wrapped his arms around her waist once more but she abruptly and forcefully pulled away from his touch "Look I know exactly how you guys operate" said Aria her voice tight and defensive as she refused to lock eyes with him "You can completely stop pretending now Alex.

I don’t need your pity as it was remarkably good while it lasted but that is more than enough so it’s time for both of us to return to the real world."

Alexander didn’t back down adjusting his posture to close the distance again "I wasn’t playing games with you" stated Alexander his tone completely smooth and unyielding "I genuinely thoroughly liked you and if you need proof that I am entirely serious about this I can literally fuck you completely for free next time."

In reality Alexander was deeply immersed in his own twisted game.

He was so incredibly invested in his current persona that he now wanted to explicitly test his ability to seduce a deeply wounded soul.

Yet his words carried an undeniable weight because beneath the facade there was a genuine physiological response happening inside his chest.

He could feel his heart accelerating rapidly aching with a strange intensity as if he were actually falling in love since he had plunged far too deep into the situation.

Aria froze completely at a loss for words as she stared at him her defenses wavering under his intense gaze "Alright..." muttered Aria nervously shifting her weight "but I honestly can’t do today as I have a few previous commitments I need to take care of so I could do tomorrow at 7:00 PM if that works well for you."

As she began gathering the rest of her belongings from the bench Alexander noticed her smartphone lying open on the side table.

He casually reached out picked up the device and dialed his own digits into the keypad letting it ring once before hanging up "That’s my number" said Alexander sliding the phone back into her purse "Make sure you don’t lose it gorgeous as I don’t give it out a second time."

SMACK!

He delivered one final playful slap to her heavy rear end sending her off with a confident smile as she finally turned and walked out the door.

Alexander finished pulling on his own gym clothes and grabbed his bag.

Stepping out of the hidden sector and back into the main corridor of the underground facility he found Stephen standing around a large table with the rest of the trainees.

The atmosphere was completely different now as everyone was chatting cheerfully laughing and exchanging casual farewells as they wrapped up their day.

Alexander walked up to the massive trainer his mind still slightly reeling from the sheer intensity of the experience "What exactly was all of this Stephen?" asked Alexander leaning against the counter "Is this actually real or am I just completely drugged out of my mind right now?"

Stephen let out a loud booming laugh throwing his massive arm over Alexander’s shoulder "So how did it feel?" asked Stephen a wide smirk spreading across his face "Pretty damn incredible right?

Now tell me do you still think those one hundred grand were expensive or do you finally realize you just paid a complete bargain for a ticket in here?"

Alexander shook his head slightly his mind still processing the staggering transition "It is definitely interesting" stated Alexander looking back toward the hidden door "but it honestly surprises me that an advanced setup like that is explicitly used just for pleasure as you could train some remarkably intense highly interesting skills with that kind of technology."

Stephen’s smirk deepened as he walked over to a nearby counter grabbing a clean shaker bottle "Let me guess the very first thing that popped into your head was military training right?" asked Stephen "Well it’s not that you can’t use it for that as in fact you can explicitly choose to train whatever the hell you want in there.

But there is a strict unyielding limit of three uses per week because the human mind is an exceptionally complicated piece of machinery kid.

Trust me on this—if you use it too much you could completely lose your mind and get lost inside the illusion as you might not even realize it but you just spent a full two hours trapped inside that booth."

Alexander’s eyes widened in absolute surprise.

To him the entire simulation had felt like a matter of mere minutes.

Realizing that time dilation was that severe he immediately understood that the situation was far deeper than it appeared on the surface "I see" muttered Alexander leaning against the table before shifting his tone "Hey what’s the deal with the chubby girl anyway?

Why do you humiliate her like that as it honestly seems pretty damn cruel."

"Humiliate her?" laughed Stephen shaking his head with a mocking chuckle "Hehe that is explicitly a core part of your training kid.

It teaches you exactly how to handle and treat a deeply wounded soul.

She honestly thinks she’s the only one of her size and that’s why we call it a roulette wheel but the truth is every single woman in that rotation is a fragile soul with deep-seated traumas.

Your entire mission in there is evaluated based on how happy they are when they leave and how thoroughly satisfied they feel as that is the very foundation of TMC."

Stephen took a long sip from his bottle before pointing a finger directly at Alexander’s chest "We get hired by absolutely every single class of woman out there" stated Stephen his voice turning completely serious and sharp "so if you only agree to fuck the pretty ones are you trying to tell me the money from the ugly ones isn’t worth anything?

You must explicitly learn to be kind to be deeply empathetic and to perfectly adapt yourself to whatever situation walks through that door.

You never know who is coming next but how you choose to act matters immensely.

And to be completely honest with you that test is a one-time deal as every single trainee who rejected her or any of the other women because they arrogantly thought there would be better opportunities next time is no longer part of TMC.

We don’t have any room for selfish pieces of shit here because a single mistake a single bad word from one of those idiots to a client means one less client for us and around here we don’t give out second chances."