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My Cheating System

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In a brutal future where humanity survives inside massive fortified strongholds, power determines everything. Beyond the walls lies a wasteland filled with mutated beasts, evolved humanoid species, deadly underground structures, and rare minerals capable of transforming ordinary people into Ascenders; superhuman elites who rule society. Within the strongholds, the divide between rich and poor is merciless. Seventy percent of the population rots in the slums, fighting daily for scraps, while the privileged few live in luxury. Will Ravencliff was never meant to rise above his station. He was a poor but brilliant scavenger from the slums, who survives by using his intelligence to locate valuable resources in the dangerous wasteland. Despite his sharp mind, his greatest flaw has always trusting people too easily. And in a world like this, trust is fatal. After successfully leading his team to the discovery of a rare Awakening mineral, one of the three treasures required to become an Ascender, Will is betrayed by the very people he helped. Beaten, crippled, and abandoned in the wilderness to die, he finally realizes the truth about his life. He has always been the one getting cheated. But as death approaches, a mysterious system awakens within him... ~ The Cheating System ~ A system designed for deception, manipulation, and exploitation. Through it, Will gains access to abilities that allow him to detect lies, manipulate outcomes, and grow stronger by doing what the world has always done to him... cheating others. Every successful deception earns him Scum Points, a special currency that can be used to strengthen his body, unlock abilities, and acquire powerful rewards. The greater the deception, the greater the reward...
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[Updates resume March. Due to exams] [This book contains, explicit and mature scenes—no r*pe. Not advised for viewers under 18, protect thy purity] Lance Dixon is drowning in a debt that isn’t his. His parents’ financial mistakes have fallen entirely onto him, and his life has collapsed into a constant struggle to stay afloat. He has never denied what he is. Lance is a masochist, and most people he’s dated couldn’t handle that truth. Every relationship ended the same way, leaving him with needs no one was willing to meet. Everything shifts on a night he drinks too much and ends up venting to a stranger. In a mix of frustration and alcohol, Lance jokes that he’d sell himself to anyone willing to pay off his debt. The stranger, Ansel Lowell, doesn’t brush it off. He asks how much. And when Lance tells him, Ansel offers a deal: three months living under his terms, in exchange for clearing the debt completely. The deal is straightforward and seems almost like relief. But as the days pass, the dynamic between them deepens in ways neither expected. What began as a simple exchange grows into a connection that is far more consuming, and far more dangerous, than either of them intended. [Excerpt] Lance meant to pull away when Ansel stepped closer, but his body didn’t move. Ansel’s hand hovered near his jaw, just close enough to make Lance’s breath catch. “Do you understand what you agreed to?” Ansel asked quietly. Lance swallowed. “You’re paying off my debt. I stay with you for three months. That’s it.” A hint of a smile tugged at Ansel’s mouth, which made him more dangerous because of it. “No, Lance. That’s the surface of it. I want you to hear the truth.” Lance’s pulse stumbled. Ansel leaned in just enough that Lance could feel the warmth of his breath. “I’m going to take up space in your life. I’m going to have you when I want you. I’m going to learn every weakness you try to hide, and I will use them. I will claim you, piece by piece, until you can’t tell where your choices end and mine begin.” Lance exhaled shakily. “Do you worst Mr. Lowell, I can handle it.”
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