Chapter 1

Naomi, the campus queen, and her sister Natalia organized a twisted competition. They wanted to see who could make me fall for them first.

They spent a fortune on a high-tech heart-rate chip and had it secretly implanted in my chest. It was designed to monitor my every emotion and track my heartbeat in real-time.

In my past life, when I finally fell for Naomi, she just laughed in my face. "Did you really think a charity case like you had a chance with me?"

"You were nothing more than a level in our little game," she sneered.

Then, she and her sister pressed the self-destruct button together. My body was ripped apart in a spray of blood and bone.

When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the very first day the game began.

1.

When I woke up in this life, I saw Naomi giving orders to my roommate in the hallway. "Get Nathaniel out to the old warehouse in the suburbs tonight. We'll be waiting for you there."

I stood at the top of the stairs, taking in every word.

Naomi Sterling was the most beautiful girl at Everglade University and the daughter of a billionaire.

Every guy on campus was desperate to get close to her.

My roommate was no exception. He agreed to her request without a second thought.

In my previous life, I had overheard this conversation too.

I foolishly thought Naomi was planning to confess her feelings to me. I went back to the dorm excited, willingly letting my roommate lure me to the outskirts of town.

I had no idea that night would be the start of my living nightmare.

Today was the first day of the seduction bet between Naomi and her sister, Natalia.

They lured me to the warehouse to implant that heart-rate chip into my chest.

They wanted to track how much my heart would race for them.

They even started a private livestream for the wealthy elite to place bets on who would win my heart first.

As I was thinking, Natalia suddenly appeared.

She was wearing a black leather biker suit, leaning against the railing with her helmet in her arms.

"Once the chip is in, the game officially begins," she said.

Naomi gave a cold laugh. "I'm definitely going to beat you."

"Just remember the rule. No matter who this loser falls for, we both press the self-destruct button. He has to die."

"Then we move on to the next target."

Natalia took a long drag from her cigarette and blew out a cloud of smoke.

"I know, shut up. It's not like this is our first time playing."

Naomi arched an eyebrow, a faint smirk playing on her lips.

"I'm just worried you'll actually catch feelings for Nathaniel."

In my last life, I didn't find out until the very end that they had played this game countless times.

Many young men from poor backgrounds had been toyed with and eventually killed by their hands.

I was chosen because I was poor and because my name sounded similar to a boy they once knew.

Eventually, I fell for Naomi. My heart-rate value reached a hundred percent.

I thought we were going to be together forever.

But she just mocked me. "Did you really think I'd love a loser like you?"

"You're just a pawn in our game."

Then Natalia showed up with the remote.

They pressed the button together.

With a loud bang, my body was blown to pieces.

My soul lingered for a few days after death, which was how I learned the full extent of their conspiracy.

Fortunately, the universe gave me a second chance.

This time, I won't be the fool they expect me to be.