The Dangerous Alpha Stepbrother Wants Me
One skill I'd honed to razor sharpness through years of necessity.
Lying.
Manipulating.
Making people see exactly what I wanted them to see.
I studied psychology in college specifically to get better at it. To understand the mechanics of persuasion, the patterns of human behavior, the triggers that made people trust, fear, or desire.
"The key to manipulation," Mrs. Henderson, our professor, said, "is understanding what people want to believe about themselves. If you can mirror that back to them, they'll trust you implicitly."
I took notes intensely, committing every word to memory.