The Coldwell

Seduction is an art

It was another arduous day of work for Vane. She had to endure her heavy-handed boss, who seemed to behave worse with her each day. Did he perhaps sense the true reason she was there? She immediately dismissed that thought; only the Coldwell family knew the real reason. Her boss was naturally obnoxious; he didn't need a special reason to be so. Yes, that must be it.

That night, there was a party at the mansion. The Coldwells would gather to celebrate Sara's successful mission, presenting her with another trophy for her collection. Vane planned to ask her cousins to teach her seduction techniques. They had tried to do so several times before, but she had consistently refused.

She arrived at the mansion when everyone was already gathered, about to begin the toast for Sara's achievement. The mission hadn't been easy; Monica was an experienced woman, making it challenging to succeed.

"Now that the youngest of the family has arrived, let's toast to our dear Sara. May everything in her life continue to go as well as it has. Let's toast to her and the Coldwell family."

The ten family members raised their glasses and toasted. After dinner, they gathered in the living room, presented the precious trophy to Sara – a beautiful diamond shining prominently in front, standing out against the golden color of the gold. They then sat down for tea and conversation. Vane approached Sara.

"Is something wrong, Little One?" Sara asked, noticing the serious expression on Vane's face.

"I can't get it right with Dante. I tried to be sexy, and I just felt awkward. That man is a ogre, and I don't know if I'll be able to conquer him."

"Girls' meeting in Vane's room in five minutes."

Vane blushed; now her grandmother, mother, and aunts would know that she had to seek help. They knew it would happen due to her inexperience, although Celine felt a bit left out that Vane preferred asking her cousins for help rather than her.

"You must know, Little One, that seduction is an art. Men and women may be very different, but when it comes to seduction, they feel the same. It's a total pleasure to let oneself be seduced, as it is to seduce someone," Sara explained.

"You can't just tell someone outright, 'I really like you,' because they'll lose interest in you quickly. Seduction is a game, a strategy, a method that evokes different emotions in the other person. It involves hints and suggestions, sometimes so subtle that they go unnoticed, yet the other person's subconscious will pick up on them," Katrina spoke with the confidence of someone who knew exactly what she was talking about.

Vane and Tanya, being the least experienced, listened attentively to their more experienced cousins. How many years had it taken them to learn all this? Vane used to think that softly biting her lip and staring intensely at a guy would be enough to conquer him. She was completely wrong; she knew absolutely nothing about seduction.

"Let's put it this way: seduction is like warfare. Your goal is the fortress, and you are the invader who will do the impossible to conquer it. You must plan each step, considering the details. Firstly, never let your target think you're interested in anything more than simple friendship. Once you gain their trust, start flirting subtly. Believe me, you'll confuse them. After that, flirt with someone else in front of them; this will make them terribly jealous. When they least expect it, you'll have them at your feet. They'll do anything for you, even if it's your boss. I don't think turning him into your friend will work here. Drop subtle hints, and then move on to the next steps," Marianne explained.

Vane listened to Marianne with wide-open eyes, almost without blinking. She didn't want to miss a detail; what her cousins were saying seemed very interesting.

"Undoubtedly, after that, you have to accustom them to sensual and refined pleasure. After they're eating out of your hand, occasionally show yourself cold and indifferent to keep them confused and prevent them from losing interest by feeling too secure. Make them go crazy, obsessed with love for you, just like many others he has discarded," Katrina didn't waste time subtly reminding Vane why Dante deserved to be scorned.

"The power you'll have over him must be more than physical; it should be psychological, a blend of both. You must master his body perfectly but also his mind. You'll dominate with power and persuasion, dazzle him with your appearance, stimulate his imagination, play the coquette, but also enchant him with your words. You don't want him to think you're just a blonde with an attractive body and an empty head. Seduce him with psychological games and a bit of coquetry," Sara enjoyed seeing Vanessa and Tanya paying attention to what they were being taught.

It was only then that Vane realized that her mother and grandmother were right; she needed those lessons she had previously refused to take. She thought they would be boring, and here she was, listening to her cousins with her mouth wide open.

"In all areas of their lives, they'll need the ability to convince other people without offending or pressuring. They must study female and male seduction strategies perfectly, understand them, and be able to use them by combining them as needed. Act subtly and subliminally, provoke desire and confusion in their targets, leading them to psychological surrender."

"If you conquer your targets only with carnal desire, they'll eventually leave. A passionate person is harder to control; once they get what they want, they tend to get bored. The Coldwells go beyond that; we generate charm, take our time, and build certain emotional bonds. This makes them feel that they need us. We need to use a combination of everything to gain power over them."

"You need to use psychology more than beauty. It's a game that anyone can play, but not everyone learns to handle. Throughout history, men and women have conquered nations using this game. You'll need to use s****l seduction in the bedroom and social seduction outside of it. Each conquest achieved will make the next one easier; your confidence will increase, and you'll become more tempting and irresistible to your targets' eyes."

"Look at it this way: seduction is a process, a form of penetration. You must first enter the mind of your target before the body and the heart. Falling in love is a completely chemical and mental process. Game and pleasure are the keys to everything we do."

"Make them feel like children, as if they've regained that paradise where they only have to feel. Dante is screaming at you with his rude way of treating you, 'seduce me, please.'"

"But I feel like I'm completely indifferent to him, maybe even annoying. I tried to fix myself up the best way without showing too much, to see if he would notice me, and he ordered me to change. He said, 'How dare you show up dressed like that in the office.' I don't understand what Katrina is saying."

"You see, haha, that man felt that dressed like that, you would be a temptation in his office, and he's trying to resist. It's a defense mechanism some men use. Another man with less ego would have locked you up in that office file already. But Dante has a very high ego; he's afraid of falling in love. He's used to a different type of women. You're very young, very beautiful, and I imagine he thinks you're naive, and that attracts him like a fly to honey."

"The Coldwells possess several traits that distinguish us from other women. We must exert a seductive influence on men. We must also be a bit libertine, liking the opposite s*x, so our desire becomes contagious. We must be ideal lovers, applying sensitivity to romance, learning to play and control our image. This way, we'll become a temptation for each of our targets, who will always be different from each other, even if they share some common characteristics. We must be spontaneous, open to all possibilities, flirtatious, fresh, self-sufficient, charming, social to stand out wherever we go, confident, mysterious. All of this is part of our personality."

Vane and Tanya looked terrified at Sara. How on earth were they going to achieve all that? There were too many requirements, and they had to develop many talents or whatever it was to become a true Coldwell.

"You'll need to learn much more, but not to bore you. During these days, we'll meet when you come back from work. Besides, there are things we'll have to teach you at the right time. We already discussed these things with Tanya when she had her first target, but not about seduction because we didn't all agree two years ago. We were busy with jobs in different cities."

The girls left the room shortly after. Darius looked at them inquisitively. He disagreed with filling Vane's head with strange things. He was always excluded from those meetings just because he was a man. What things didn't they want him to know?