Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest

Chapter 860 - 198.4 - Desire

Trevor sat with a calculated ease, his fingers tracing slow, deliberate circles on the surface of the table. The low ambient hum of the restaurant barely registered in his mind—his focus was entirely on her.

Maya.

She sat across from him, her posture poised yet guarded, her amber eyes sharp beneath that composed exterior. She had always been careful, always unreadable, but that was fine.

'She doesn't need to trust me. Not yet. This is about planting the seed.'

His smirk remained subdued, carefully measured. He wasn't here to overwhelm her—he was here to build something.

Something real.

Or at least, something that she would come to see as real.

'She's never been the type to act on impulse. Everything with her is methodical, restrained. She calculates before she moves.'

Trevor leaned back slightly, fingers still absently running along the table. 'But everyone—everyone—has a moment of weakness. Even her.'

And that moment was now.

It wasn't difficult to orchestrate. The academy's forums had already been running rampant with pictures of Astron and Irina together. Speculation. Whispers. The usual nonsense that spread like wildfire in places like this.

He didn't need to fabricate anything—he only needed to redirect her perspective.

And so far, it was working beautifully.

Maya had listened, silent but attentive. She hadn't brushed him off or walked away—not immediately, at least. That was the first step.

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