AT THE SAME TIME
ISABELLA
I moved carefully through the dense forest, each step calculated. The earth was soft beneath my boots, leaves and roots tangling around my ankles, but I didn't care. My mind raced as I planned my next step. First, survive. Then, gather information. Then… revenge. Wanessa, Zavier… everyone who had wronged me would pay.
"Learn your surroundings, harness your power, and prepare for seduction, manipulation, and conquest."System said.
I gritted my teeth, I would obey, I would dominate. I would rise. The forest was quiet, almost too quiet. Birds chirped somewhere far above, wind rustled the leaves, but something about the stillness prickled my senses. I paused, scanning the shadows. My instincts the ones that had kept me alive through countless schemes and betrayals, tightened like a spring coil. A black ATV, roaring out of the trees, skidding over roots and dirt. My heart leapt. I spun to run, but before I could react fully, three men jumped from the vehicle. Tall, muscular, masked, a predators.
I struggled instinctively, kicking and twisting, but they were fast, trained, brutal. One grabbed my arm, another my legs, and a third shoved something rough and cloth like against my mouth.
"Mmmph!" I tried to scream, but the gag silenced me. My claws no, my nails scratched and tore at their grips, but it was useless.
The men lifted me effortlessly, slamming me into the ATV. The engine roared, tires spinning on loose earth as we sped deeper into the forest. My hair whipped against my face, my body slammed against cold metal. I thrashed, fought, and spat against the gag, but it was no use. and then, as we bounced over a jagged root, my vision blurred. Pain and exhaustion crashed over me, mixing with the lingering venom memories of my past death. My strength, which had always been my weapon, betrayed me. The forest disappeared, the roar of the ATV, the hands holding me down, and the muffled sounds of the world all faded into nothing as darkness swallowed me.
"I am Isabella Bloodheart. And I will survive. I will rise. And I will make them pay."I whispered before I lost consciousness.
I groaned, blinking against a harsh, artificial light that stung my eyes like needles. My head throbbed, my body ached, but the fire in my chest the one that had always driven me to survive was alive and roaring. Slowly, I forced my eyes open. I was not in the forest anymore. The air smelled cold, sterile, and metallic, like a hospital but the faint undertone of something sweet, almost intoxicating, clung to it. I was lying on a hard floor in a corner of a large, brightly lit room, my arms bruised, my clothes torn and damp and I wasn't alone. Several others were there, men, women, some young, some older all bound, all clearly Omegas, and all trembling. A few had animalistic traits: sharp ears, tails, faint scales. Others seemed… stranger. Hybrid, or perhaps something even more exotic. Monsters, hybrids, humans, the collection was unsettling, but my instincts hummed with recognition.
"This… this is no ordinary hospital."I muttered in mind.
I pushed myself upright, wincing at the aches.
"Welcome to the Dark Lust Hotel, Isabella Bloodheart. Your first trial begins now. Observe, adapt, and survive. Omegas here are… commodities. Some will be your allies, some your enemies, all are instruments for your rise."The Lust System's voice filled my mind.
I clenched my fists.
"Instruments…"I muttered.
My lips curled into a sly, dangerous smile, of course. I heard about this secretive place, but all time I thought those were just rummors. They had brought me here to break me, to sell me, to control me, but they didn't know who I was.
The room was massive. Rows of other Omegas, restrained or sedated, filled the corners and along the walls. Each one seemed different some pure humans, some hybrids with fox tails, wolf ears, even scales that shimmered under the light. And then there were the monsters: hulking, vaguely humanoid shapes with predatory eyes, twitching claws, and faintly glowing veins. I studied them carefully, they were all trapped, like me. Fear radiated from them, but I could see something else, something I recognized, a spark of survival.
"Information: This facility produces and supplies Omegas both male and female with rare hybrid genes. High class Alphas purchase them for heirs, companions, or… entertainment. Security is extreme."A soft voice whispered in my mind.
I exhaled slowly, letting the fire in my chest settle into a calculated rhythm. I didn't panic. I had died before. I had been betrayed. But I had returned stronger, sharper, and hungrier than ever. I cast my gaze around the room, noting each type of Omega, their positions, the guards I could vaguely hear outside. The Lust System hummed encouragement, feeding my anticipation.
"This is a playground for the powerful. This is a trap for the weak. I am neither."I muttered.
I brushed my hair back from my face, revealing the faint scar across my chest, a reminder of my first death, and a warning to anyone who thought they could break me again. I shifted slightly, letting my eyes meet those of another female Omega in the corner, a young hybrid girl with trembling ears and wide, fearful eyes. She flinched at my gaze, but not away.
"Potential ally." The system whispered. "Observe carefully."
I had been reborn, marked by a system. Scarred, but alive and now, I would play the game on her own terms.
I would rise, and I would dominate, and I would make them all pay starting with whoever had brought me to this… Dark Lust Hotel.
The first step was simple: survive, observe, plan. But I could feel it, the thrill of temptation, the dangerous allure of power, and the taste of blood in the air. This place was made for monsters, and I… I was ready to become their queen.