Chapter 55 True villain

I really didn’t expect this to happen this early in my harem building. Unlike most stories with harems, it isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. Things don’t magically work out where we all instantly fall in love and get along with each other. I look between both of them and while Steph stares defiantly Cass glances away trying to avoid confrontation.

“What brought this on?” I turned the TV on to provide background noise and sat down inviting them to sit so it wasn’t so confrontational. Most of the steam Stephanie had built up was exhausted by this move. “We just want you to ourselves and think that having two girlfriends is already enough.” She came at this purely out of feelings so I explained it to her in a more factual manner. “You probably want me to yourselves out of conventional thought but to be completely honest we’re just starting out.”

I flipped through the channels as she sat and really thought about our relationship. “Right now our relationship is transactional. I give you powers and I get to have sex with beautiful women. I’m fine with how things are between us. I’m fine with going further or even us breaking up but.”

I leave the channel on Maury as he is about to read the verdict. He reads the verdict as I continue talking. “Two people who I’ve only been in a relationship with for a few weeks don't get the option to ask me to change.” I could tell this was a power play but they didn’t think it through.

“You know I spent ten hours today having sex right? Let’s take everything out of the equation and just look at the sex. Can you two handle having sex with me every day? Every single day having sex so much you’re sore for a week after? I know Stephanie has been avoiding me already for that reason. Also the superhero thing.”

I leaned towards them and genuinely asked. “I’m fine with it but will the next guy be? You both patrol for fifteen hours most days.” I put my hands on their legs as I gave them a genuine smile. “The main thing is does being with me make you happy? That’s what most relationships boil down to. We’re happy right now, why try to ruin that so people outside of our relationship looking in don’t judge you because it’s all in your head.”

The look of shock on Stephanie’s face told me I was spot on but there was something else. The psychiatrist's knowledge I siphoned gave me a better understanding of how most people thought. “I’m telling you right now, if you think Bruce is going to judge you based on who you’re having sex with he won’t… To be perfectly honest it’s fine to look up to him in almost everything but how to deal with trauma and relationships.”

I could have read their minds but that was still on the borderline of powers I really didn’t want. Yes, it was helpful but the first second I, hmm. I should give mind reading and mind control to Natasha now that she’s going to have my children. I wonder if that would affect them, like if I gave her stronger powers would they have the chance to gain them as well? Food for thought I guess.

“I still can’t get over the fact that my boyfriend is a man whore. I don’t want to give you an ultimatum but if you don’t change then I won’t be part of this.” Instead of backing off Stephanie doubles down… Wait, this seems incredibly foolish. She knew what I was about from the beginning, why does she care now? Either someone told her or. “Can I touch you real quick?”

As if she was scalded by fire she pulled away from me. I need skin contact for my diagnostic touch to work. “Get her Cass!” I shouted out as she made a break for the door. For some reason, she didn’t teleport, maybe because she couldn’t. I dived for her and held her down grabbing her hands.

I can’t tell what’s wrong with her. She has something wrong with her brain though but I can’t tell with diagnostic touch. Somehow I know I can use mind reading to tell what has changed. It was a massive breach of trust and I didn't want to do it but I had to. There was another controller! Someone left no traces that he took part in what was happening leading the group from behind the scenes!

Someone far more skilled than the other two. If they had a month to steal powers it didn’t make sense they would only have three confirmed people to their names. If he was pulling the strings of the two-man group from the beginning he could have stolen the powers from a dozen heroes and villains in that time frame.

I read the changes and saw his face. With an anger-filled smile, I know what the fucker looks like now. He could leave mental suggestions to the extent that not only would they forget they met him, but they would act differently than before and not even notice. With a mental nudge, I started to untangle the mental compulsions when I felt a blade dig into my side right below the ribs.

Cassandra stabbed me. OF COURSE, he would have put compulsions to stop me if I found out. She was stronger than me but I could tell she had some control over her body still otherwise I’d have had my neck slit. It wouldn’t have been fatal but it would have been a lot harder to deal with than the wound she gave me.

I dropped her from the height of Mount Everest over the ocean. Her body was strong enough to survive the fall but that would buy me a minute or two to fix Stephanie. Pulling the mental compulsions took some time but not much mental energy. I just had to be careful to not overdo it. A minute later I was only halfway done. Shit, that meant Cassandra could land and be much harder to find.

I finished fixing her and portaled to the Titans island while carrying Stephanie. I looked in the sky and didn't see her falling so that meant… Shit, she landed already and could have teleported away.

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