Chapter 1.1

It was hot.

A wave of intense pleasure, as if she might melt, swept through Hae-soo’s mind in an instant. Her fingers curled instinctively around the man’s neck.

Could a kiss alone really be this dizzying? 

Well, at least in the thirty years she had lived since birth, she had never experienced anything like this.

Hae-soo, on instinct, grabbed the man’s face and twisted her head. At that moment, the man’s hand forcefully squeezed her exposed br*ast.

“Uuh!”

A suppressed moan escaped between their tangled lips. With trembling fingertips, she desperately clung to the man’s collar.

Yet the rough hands kneading her only grew stronger, gripping her delicate flesh with even more force than before.

“Haa, s-stop…!”

Unable to hold back the moans rising up, Hae-soo shook her head.

It felt as though every nerve in her body was caught in a whirlpool, her vision spinning. The surge of pleasure was overwhelming.

The tongue that had been biting and sucking her lower lip, nearly stealing her senses, was now sliding down her neck, climbing the soft mound.

Each time, a damp trail was left behind, and her sensitive nerves sparked as if they’d caught fire.

And finally, when the man’s wicked lips reached the peak of her white br*ast—

“Hng! Please, stop!”

A sharp moan escaped through Hae-soo’s clenched teeth. At the same time, a vivid, primal thought spread through her mind.

This is insane.

How could this be?

Just from having her chest touched a bit, she was this aroused, her vision shattering into white.

She wanted to deny it had been an org*sm, but her whole body kept convulsing, making denial impossible. Even before the main event began, she had already, so to speak, traveled beyond her own country and into a neighboring one.

She was filled with anticipation at the skill of a man who could give such pleasure with just light caresses, but at the same time, an inexplicable sense of shame soaked deeply into her intoxicated body and mind.

“Hng, I don’t like this.”

She twisted her body, her pride thoroughly wounded, but instead of a protest, only a childish whimper came out.

But the man didn’t seem to hear even that; instead of pulling away, he continued to suck her hardened n*pple noisily.

That wasn’t all. Even the n*pple that had remained untouched, he pinched harshly between his large fingers and twisted.

“Haa, huuh!”

As if waiting for it, a moan escaped between her reddened lips. Then, the man’s lips, which had been persistently biting and sucking her n*pple, devoured Hae-soo’s swollen lips.

His tongue, more forceful than before, pressed between her lips. At the same time, his hand, which had been caressing her chest, pushed the clothes barely hanging on her slender limbs completely off the bed.

Now, all that covered her body was a single pair of panties. Realizing this, Hae-soo slowly lifted her eyelids.

“…Baek In-wook.”

She murmured the name that rose instinctively. The sound of that name in her mouth didn’t feel strange at all. In fact, it felt almost too familiar, too natural.

“Even drunk, you still recognize me, huh.”

The man smirked, curling his lips. Of course he wasn’t a stranger. The man looking down at her as if he might devour her at any moment was none other than her best friend’s relative, someone who was like an older brother to her—Baek In-wook.

Yes, it was definitely Baek In-wook. But why was he looming over Hae-soo in such an unsettling position? And among the many places their bodies could overlap, why was there such a pronounced sense of volume and foreignness specifically near their lower abdomen? 

Based on the experiences Hae-soo had accumulated over a life not lived frivolously, this was undoubtedly the hardened arousal of a man brimming with excitement before the act. That made this situation even harder to believe. 

Clearly, the person above was Baek In-wook, but the Baek In-wook Hae-soo knew was now brazenly displaying raw desire, his arousal evident against them. 

It would have been far more believable if some random passerby had boldly shown such intent and threatened Hae-soo instead. 

Yes, this made no sense. It couldn’t be real. 

Hae-soo shook her head lightly, recalling the events of the evening. 

“…I was having dinner with In-ah and then went to a bar together to drink.”

It was indeed so. From the time they had dinner, they started drinking, and since that wasn’t enough to satisfy them, they visited a bar they often frequented. 

How many bottles had Hae-soo emptied with In-ah? Four bottles of soju, and then at the bar, they drank whiskey…. 

Ah, she drank a lot. She was drunk. She wasn’t in her right mind now.

Come to think of it, it wasn’t just Baek In-wook who seemed strange. Hae-soo had merely closed and opened her eyes for a moment, but somehow the place had changed. 

If it were the bar with In-ah, there should have been dim lighting and soft classical music playing, but here, the lights were far too bright, and it was excessively quiet. 

Not only that. A luxurious bed, a sofa, a large TV, and even floor-to-ceiling windows. Just from what could be seen, it was clearly a hotel. 

Even if the drunkenness had suddenly hit and she had closed her eyes for a moment, how could Baek In-ah transform into Baek In-wook, and a bar with a pleasant atmosphere turn into a hotel? 

Yes, no matter how much she thought about it, this was…. 

“I can tell you recognize me, and since you remember who you were with and where you were just before, it seems your mind hasn’t completely gone astray.” 

“…….” 

“You seem to have sobered up to some extent, so I’ll warn you one last time. Stop messing around and let go of me, Yoon Hae-soo. I’m also reaching my limit, ugh.” 

In-wook, who had been warning with a stiff voice, suddenly let out a groan and stiffened his body. 

Hae-soo didn’t care about his reaction. Instead, she tightened her arms around his neck and, without hesitation, burrowed into his embrace.

“Welcome.” 

“Ha, what?” 

“I don’t know why it had to be you of all people, but….” 

Hae-soo trailed off, slowly blinking her eyelids and gently curling up the corners of her mouth. 

To In-wook, there was nothing about Hae-soo that didn’t seem provocative. 

Though she had been a friend of his sibling for over a decade, this was a side of Hae-soo he had never seen before. 

That fact was deeply disconcerting to him. But that wasn’t the only thing unsettling him. 

“Anyway, I welcome you to my wild dream, Baek In-wook.” 

Words so bold they bordered on audacious struck In-wook’s ears with full force. 

Hah.

In-wook instinctively let out a rough, empty breath. Then Hae-soo, oblivious to his inner turmoil, flashed a cheeky smile. For a moment, that smile was so dazzlingly beautiful it left him speechless. 

This is driving me crazy, really. 

In-wook muttered under his breath, barely audible. At that moment, that was the only thought echoing in his mind. Because of Yoon Hae-soo, he truly felt like he was losing his sanity. 

Unaware of his thoughts, Hae-soo kept giggling. Each time that image imprinted itself in his eyes, a heavy force gathered deep below his core. 

His mind kept growing hazy, his rationality blurring. If he wasn’t careful, he felt he might cross a line he absolutely shouldn’t. And with his younger sibling’s closest friend, no less. 

That was why. In-wook tightened his arms around Hae-soo, determined that the joke would go no further, and, with a firmness bordering on coldness, lifted his body up.

He couldn’t afford to hesitate. Just being in physical contact with Hae-soo was, for him, a danger and crisis unlike anything he had ever experienced in his life. 

With great effort, he lifted his body and leaned back as far as possible. His intention was to get as far away from Hae-soo as he could. 

Focused solely on that thought, he looked for a space to retreat. He didn’t think of anything else. He hadn’t the slightest inkling that Yoon Hae-soo, who had been lying still all this time, would suddenly spring up and wrap her arms around his neck again. 

“Ugh!” 

A low groan instinctively slipped out, scattering over Hae-soo’s pale face. And his solid body, too, fell heavily onto Hae-soo. 

An emergency alarm blared loudly in In-wook’s mind. No sooner had he barely escaped than their bodies were pressed together again. 

It was a moment of unprecedented crisis, facing each other once more. 

“Ha.” 

A sigh escaped him involuntarily. His brows furrowed deeply, and harsh curses rose to the tip of his tongue. 

It wasn’t out of anger toward Hae-soo. Even without that, the burning desire raging within him surged uncontrollably the moment their bodies touched again. 

This was truly dangerous. 

Yoon Hae-soo, lying beneath him, smiling innocently without a hint of fear. 

“Yoon Hae-soo, if you keep this up, you’ll really regret it.” 

“……Regret?” 

The man’s warning was chilling. Yet, far from being intimidated, Hae-soo only let out a soft chuckle. 

Regret? That was absurd. As if she would ever feel such a thing. Even if she was brazenly rolling around in bed with Baek In-wook, this was just a dream. What was there to regret over a mere wild dream?