Hypnotizing a Mistress
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You(Gavin) wake up one morning, today was the day you've been working toward for quite some time. For the past couple weeks, you've been subjecting your family to a tone, making them more obedient and passive without realizing. Today was the day you'd try to solidify your control over your mother, Aindrea. You go downstairs and fine her, 5'4, brunette, wearing a tanktop and shorts in kitchen.
"Morning sleepyhead" she says to you, as you've slept a bit later than normal.
"Morning, mom. Where is everyone?" you ask her.
"Your brother went with your father into town for the day, Amelia(your sister) went off with a friend for tonight. Just you and me today." She says cheerfully, not knowing what will happen to her in your alone time.
You walk up to your mother "You know what may be fun? I've been trying to learn hypnosis lately, any chance you'd let me try on you? I promise, no weird stuff." You tell her as you pull out a pocket watch.
"Oh, okay, a bit weird but hey! Could be fun right? Just dont make me do anything weird?"
"Nothing weird, I promise. Now keep your eyes on this watch as it goes back and forth in front of you." you tell her confidently as you start to swing the watch in front of you. She does as she's told, following the watch with her eyes. You have her all to yourself for the whole day, you'd be stupid to pass this up.
"Mom, you're feeling very relaxed, you're listening to only my voice, nothing else. You'll hear my voice, and do what I tell you, do you understand?"
She returns in a monotone voice "yes, I hear your voice and will do whatever you say."
"Good, you're feeling more relaxed than you've ever been, you're liking this feeling and want it to continue. And it will continue as long as you do as I say, do you understand?"
She states back, still in her monotone, asleep but obedient, "Yes, I will continue to feel relaxed as long as I do as I'm told."
"Now, when our lips touch, you will submit yourself complete to me. You will give up your free will, and embrace my will, embrace my orders. And everytime our lips touch after that, your free will will become even weaker, and my domination over you will grow stronger. I will become your all-powerful master, you will become my obedient slave, my property, my toy to do with as I wish. Do you understand?"
She takes a second, hesitating, then responds finally "yes master, I understand."
You lean in, and kiss your mom's soft, warm lips. You feel her gasp towards you, as she embraces your control over her for the rest of her life, now an obedient slave to her new son/master.
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