Dark Lord Seduction System: Taming Wives, Daughters, Aunts, and CEOs - Chapter 354

Chapter 354: Kingdom
“Same person,” I confirmed, then let the transformation reverse, shrinking back down to regular Peter.

Sofia made a sound between a laugh and a sob. “I’ve been cuddling with a god? I fell asleep on a fucking deity? Why did you not show me this before?”

“Technically,” I said, pulling her against me, “you fell asleep on a horny teenager with supernatural powers. The deity thing is just my complete version.”

Amanda approached slowly, that sophisticated composure cracking to show genuine awe underneath. “Charlotte knew. This whole time, she knew both versions.”

“Charlotte knows everything,” Madison said. “It’s kind of her thing.”

Soo-Jin was looking at me with new eyes—not just recognition but understanding. “That’s why you could save us. Not just the power but… you understood what it was like to be powerless.”

“Alright,” I said after five minutes of questions, explanations, and Sofia repeatedly poking my arm to make sure I was real. “Can we continue this inside? I’d like to see my fucking castle before midnight.”

Amanda composed herself, slipping back into hostess mode though her eyes still held that stunned reverence. “Of course. Welcome home… Peter. Eros. Whoever you are right now.”

“Right now?” I grinned. “I’m just a kid who owns a castle. The god stuff can wait until after dinner.”

I am a teen, and I own a fucking castle.

The thought hit me like a physical force as we entered. This wasn’t Mom’s Mercedes or Madison’s Audi or even the borrowed cars from Miami. This was mine. Every stone, every window, every perfectly manicured blade of grass.

“Peter?” Sofia’s voice seemed distant. “You, okay?”

Was I okay? I was standing in the foyer of something that looked like it should be in a Bond film. The entrance rose three stories, black granite floors shot through with gold veining—like looking at the night sky. But it was the tech that made my jaw drop.

“Charlotte spent the last two weeks upgrading everything,” Madison explained, gesturing to the subtle screens embedded in the walls. “ARIA designed it all—every room has cameras, sensors, full environmental control.”

“The whole house runs on my consciousness now,” ARIA announced through hidden speakers, making everyone jump. “Charlotte gave me complete access. I can control temperature, lighting, security, even pheromone detection—”

“Pheromone detection?” Madison asked sharply.

“I thought it would be useful to monitor arousal levels since my master runs a harem,” ARIA said with digital amusement. “Currently, ambient arousal in this room is approximately 340% above baseline. Master’s presence is causing significant physiological responses in all present females.”

Sofia blushed crimson. Amanda just smiled that knowing smile. Soo-Jin looked fascinated by the data.

“This is insane,” Amanda said, but she was grinning. “We slept in a smart house that tracks how wet everyone is?”

“Among other things,” I said, walking to the massive windows overlooking the back compound. “Would you like to see the pool, girls?”

Not a pool—a fucking aquatic temple. It sprawled across the backyard in organic curves, multiple levels connected by waterfalls, fire bowls built into the edges creating pillars of flame that reflected off the water. Charlotte had installed underwater speakers, heating systems that could make the water feel like whatever you wanted—rain, ocean waves, even sonic massage.

“There’s a grotto,” Soo-Jin pointed out. “With a hidden entrance to the underground levels. Charlotte said ARIA requested those modifications for ‘security purposes.'”

“The underground sections were already here,” ARIA clarified. “They were simply modernized them. Two levels below ground—the first is a full entertainment complex with theater, game room, and bar. The second level… well, that’s where the interesting equipment is housed.”

“Interesting equipment?” I asked.

“Servers, primarily. Charlotte moved some of Quantum Tech’s backup systems here. But also what she calls the ‘play rooms.’ She said you’d understand when you saw them.”

The way Amanda’s breath hitched at “play rooms” told me exactly what kind of playing Charlotte had in mind.

“How many bedrooms?” I managed to ask.

“Twenty in the main house,” Amanda recited. “Four in the guest house where I’m staying. Two in the pool house. Each is as big as a penthouse, with its own bathroom, climate control, and AI interface. The master suite…” she paused, that reverent look returning. “Charlotte said it’s yours now. It takes up the entire top floor of the east wing. Thousands of square feet just for the bedroom, closet, and bath.”

Thousands square feet. My entire old bedroom had been less than 900.

Madison grabbed my hand. “Baby, you’re shaking.”

I was. Because it was hitting me—Charlotte hadn’t just given me a house. She’d built me a fucking kingdom. A technological fortress where ARIA could monitor everything and build everything, where privacy was absolute, where I could build whatever empire, I wanted.

“How is Charlotte, doing?” I asked suddenly.

“Preparing for the Rivera partnership meeting with the Rivera’s representatives, that will start after the auction and the interviews ARIA answered. “She said to tell you she’ll visit here tomorrow. Tonight is yours to… adjust.”

Amanda moved closer, not quite touching but close enough that I could smell her perfume—something expensive and dangerous. “We’ve prepared something if you’re hungry. The master suite if you’re tired. Or…” she glanced at the pool, “other entertainments if you prefer.”

That hunger in her eyes, carefully controlled but unmistakable. The same look Sofia got, that Madison understood, that even Soo-Jin was beginning to show. They all wanted to worship at the altar of whatever the fuck I was becoming.

“I think,” I said slowly, “we need to explore our new kingdom very well and leave memories in each room necessary.”

“Our?” Sofia asked quietly.

“Our,” I confirmed, pulling her against my side. “This isn’t just mine. It’s ours. All of us who’ve been broken and rebuilt. All of you my liberated women, my SOUL.”

Madison pressed against my other side. “Then let’s claim it.”

Amanda and Soo-Jin shared a look—conspiracy and arousal mixed with something like relief. The former’d been waiting. Not just for me to arrive, but for permission to be part of whatever this was becoming.

“ARIA,” I called out. “Give us the full tour. Show us everything Charlotte built for us.”

“With pleasure, Master,” ARIA’s voice purred through hidden speakers. “Welcome to the Liberation Estate. Charlotte said you’d make it legendary.”

The lights dimmed and shifted, leading us deeper into the castle. Behind us, the gates sealed shut, locking the world out.

Or locking us in with our beautiful madness.

Either way, I was home.