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Chapter 1 - Chapter 1: I was still single before sleeping, so how?!

Beautiful face, smoking hot curves, Miss Popular…

What about a sexy and slender body?

"Gods, that's definitely not me! So how did I end up with five drop-dead and mouthwatering male gods?"

She only needed one faithful man in her life.

Err... well, maybe she could get an extra for future mishaps. In any case, to have five at once...

"Oh, please! Isn't this way too much of a 'blessing' for someone inexperienced like me?!"

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Nam Haejin blinked. Hard and harder. And definitely harder as if she were going blind.

Oh gods, what is happening?!

The girl almost screamed when she registered the unfamiliar hut decorated with animal bones and hides.

However, before she could even process the sheer primitiveness of it all, a pair of large hands scooped her up effortlessly from the hastily assembled straw bed.

Nam Haejin, flinched. Her bottom was balanced on his sturdy forearms like she weighed nothing.

Which was a lie because she was over sixty kilograms with a typical five-foot Korean frame and a fragile heart when it came to pretty men.

Faced with the person's tall nose, perfectly carved jawline, and delicate but womb-shattering appearance, the dumbfounded girl instinctively raised her hand to check if she was caught in a wonderlust and now having a blood spurt from her nose.

Oh god, this is bad.

How could you flash such a great sight to her in the early morning?

Is this a graceful treat or a hurdle to test her will?

Ugh! She hasn't opened her eyes, but she's already making a sin.

My heart's weak for this kind of temptation! Let me repent after enjoying the view!

Last night, she'd stayed up working on making reels and drooling over cosplayers on Insta instead of reviewing for her midterms. Maybe this is her brain's way of punishing her? Overloading her senses with a forbidden cocktail of fantasy and thirst?

If this is a dream, please let me wake up before I get used to being manhandled by a sexy wolf guy and end up late for my exam!

She was doing random side gigs, cleaning beds, bowls, and even toilets, but now here she was, making a mess on her dream!

Nam Haejin-ah~, have you been having too much stimulation and secretly wanna get laid? Oh my gosh! For the love of jeezuz! Get a grip, myself!

Whether or not she really wants it to stop, her eyes seemed to be more honest as they trailed up with stars, seemingly flashing with an agenda.

White hair, sculpted jawline, and fluffy white wolf ears that twitched so adorably her fingers actually started shaking.

Oh gosh, they look so real… so squishy! I wanna pinch it!

"Wife, are you sick? Your face is so red."

Nam Haejin's brain glitched as the white fluffy as cloud wolf man leaned in and pressed his forehead against hers. His breath was warm, his scent dangerously woodsy.

But just then, her entire body locked up, eyes widening in horror.

W-Wife?!

She almost blurted a mouthful of air in exasperation.

Crap, her dream is getting out of hand! Did her subconscious think she was that desperate to be in a relationship with a hot guy?

Sure, she liked looking at men — but her type didn't even exist in real life! Besides, if she ever dated, it'd be some average guy who'd probably cheat and leave her emotionally scarred.

Who needs that kind of bullshit in life? Dating is just too wasteful! Both with time and money.

She could barely afford to pay her rent and tuition by doing part-time jobs and posting reels. Dating is obviously not within her budget!

Thus, whenever someone asked about her love life, she would proudly say, "I'm not single. I have many boyfriends — they're just in another universe!"

But now… a man—no, a gorgeousbeast of a man—who could give Cha Eun Woo a complex was holding her like a prized possession.

I-Is he about to kiss me?!

A-Am I drooling? Oh crap, I haven't washed up!

Nam Haejin's mind seemed to have short-circuited in her growing excitement.

Gods, is this her reward for keeping herself pure for twenty years? Even if this is a dream, she's not complaining. She would even cherish it forever!

Kiyaaah!

Her heart thumped painfully as their gazes locked. His hand cradled her back; his lips hovered dangerously close to hers.

Oh my gosh! It's… It's really coming!!!

Haejin shut her eyes and puckered her lips — because why not? You only dream like this once!

But then—

"Cain!"

A growling voice made her eyes abruptly snap open, causing her face to crumple while heavily twitching.

"Bastard! I'll kill you! What are you doing to my wife?! Why is there a steam coming off her small head?"

Nam Haejin's puckered lips froze mid-air with a heavy sense of frustration and loathing when the white wolf shifted his face away.

"Ah..." wait! What about the kiss? Waaah! Don't go! Don't mind him, ah!

Damn it!

Who the hell ruined her first kiss?! Curse you!

And… wait a moment, what did he say?

His wife?

Is he referring to her?

Nam Haejin felt her nostrils burst. If that person becomes her husband for real, she will let him spell his name backwards with his butt naked! Otherwise, this ugly feeling on her chest for losing out on her first kiss will never be eased!

But what made her really lose it was that... Before she could go to the best part, the other man stormed over, ripped her out of the wolf guy's arms like a sack of rice, and without a warning—splash!

Haejin was stomped, unable to react and see who the hell threw her off like a hot potato on a calm lake. The freezing cold water engulfed her and shuddered to her core.

"AH!!!"

What kind of bastard...!

Haejin surfaced, coughing and gasping. She wiped her face, blinking furiously.

What the hell just happened?!

She was about to scream murder when she saw something that took her breath away. Like literally, and I'm telling you not in a positive way!

 A massive tail.

Sleek. Black. Shiny. Scaly. And most of all, very much alive and moving!

Is… Is that a… snake?!

Her danger radar went into full red alert. Panic exploded in her chest as bubbles poured from her mouth. Her eyes stayed glued to the glinting black scales curling toward her through the water.

Oh god! Oh god, what the heck! Why am I not waking up?!

Isn't this supposed to be a dream? Please wake her up before she gets eaten by the big serpent!

She thrashed, trying to swim away — but it was useless.

Why is it so big?! Is this a python? An anaconda?!

Her lungs burned, and panic made her vision blur.

Am I really going to die in my own fantasy? No way!

She didn't even get to continue the kiss earlier with the handsome white wolfy! How is this even fair?

"Gods, please pull me out of this dream! I promise to be better! I'll stop fantasizing about fictional men! I'll get married, have babies, and live a boring, respectable life—"

Splash!

A strong arm yanked her out of the water.

Haejin gasped for air and clung desperately to the person who saved her, hoping it was the wolf guy. Heavens, had they finally heard her prayers?!

"I-I'm alive…" she croaked, clutching her savior's neck with pathetic desperation. Tears stung her eyes. Too much. This was too much. She was overwhelmed, wet, cold, and on the brink of a mental breakdown.

Then suddenly, her savior patted her back. A hiss tickled her ear.

Her breath hitched, and she felt her brimming tears retreat in fear.

A... hiss?

A black tail coiled around his waist. Haejin stiffened but dared to lift her head.

And there, their gazes met. Her mouth fell open like a big bucket, and so did her frightened eyes.

Holy… snake!!!

Crimson red eyes bored on her like a dazzling laser. Dangerous yet threateningly beautiful.

"Wife," the snake-man purred, his hand cupping her face with alarming tenderness. "Are you hurt?"

Her brain screamed. Her body screamed. Her heart? Err... It's having a damn meltdown.

Shiiiiit!

Nam Haejin mentally squealed.

What to do? Even a dangerous looking snake is so freaking gorgeous that she wanna clean her own neck and get bitten so hard!

I think I'm going nuts! First, a handsome white wolf, and now this hot big snake?!

They're partly predators, but how could they be so handsome and beautiful?

My heart is being snatched away. Oh, Gods, please help, I'm too weak to resist temptation!

On the otherhand, seeing the woman breathing fine after a while, the black snake sighed, and his fangs flashed behind his perfect lips.

"Sshh, don't worry. I'm here now. You're safe…" Sol whispered and pulled her to his embrace.

Haejin was stunned, but she didn't really protest.

If anything, she was too weak and too tired after all the things that had happened. Surprisingly, she didn't feel any repulsion as though his touch was all too natural and something she was already accustomed to.

The man's warmth was akin to soothing balm on her frayed nerves. And subconsciously, she just allowed herself to melt into the man's protective embrace as though it was meant to be.

"Hmmm..."

So comfy...

The soft wind bristled in her form, and the man's temperature felt like a natural barrier that eased her cold. She closed her eyes, feeling surprisingly secure.

For a while, the world felt so serene and peaceful that even her fears and unanswered questions died down.

It was all too great until his crimson eyes flashed dangerously and uttered a sudden threat, laced with lethal poison.

"Tell me which dumbass did it. I will bite that brainless bastard who threw you here to death."

Nam Haejin was jolted awake, and her eyes flung open so widely.

He was going to bite that brainless bastard to—what?!!

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