SS - 9

Just as Sena was about to stop him, Joo-hyuk finally opened his mouth. 

“Huh?” 

“I’m extremely stubborn. Once I set my mind on something, I have to achieve it no matter what.” 

“That’s not a mental illness.” 

“But what if I can’t sleep for days because I haven’t achieved it? If there’s something I want, I have to get it no matter what.” 

“Ah…” 

If that were the case, it might be a mild obsessive-compulsive symptom. 

“Is it OCD?” 

“OCD… That could be it. But I always end up achieving what I set out to do, so maybe it’s for my own mental health.” 

“That might be the driving force that brought you here.” 

“So… are you disappointed in me now?” 

“Huh?” 

“Do you suddenly feel reluctant about this marriage?” 

Joo-hyuk asked with an expressionless face, throwing back at her the very question she had asked him after confessing her struggles earlier. 

This man really… 

Sena bit her lip lightly and shook her head. 

“I’m the same. I don’t care about whatever mental issues you might have.” 

“Can I be honest?” 

Before she knew it, her lips had slipped open. 

“What is it?” 

“I… I wanted to kiss Choi Joo-hyuk.” 

The moment the words left her mouth, Sena flushed red and quickly covered her lips with her hand. 

It was the alcohol’s fault. All of this was because of the wine. 

She could see Joo-hyuk’s pupils dilate noticeably. 

“Sorry. It’s just that your comfort was so appealing…” 

“Then let’s do it.” 

“Huh?” 

“Let’s kiss.” 

Before she could react, his face was already close. 

In an instant, their lips touched. 

His soft, cool lips gently pressed against hers and then pulled away. 

As she stared at him with wide eyes, he leaned in again. This time, his warm hand lightly pulled her by the neck. 

Too startled to resist, her lips parted slightly, and his tongue smoothly slipped inside. She could taste the lingering dryness of the wine and the faint saltiness of the cheese. 

Her first kiss was etched into her memory with those flavors. 

The softness of his lips and the velvety texture of his tongue sent a tingling sensation deep into the pit of her stomach. The kiss was intoxicatingly sweet and deep, leaving her breathless. 

It felt like she was melting into him. By the time their lips finally parted after several seconds, she didn’t even want them to separate—it felt that good. 

Even though there weren’t many people around, the few patrons in the bar couldn’t help but glance over. 

“Let’s go.” 

Joo-hyuk hurriedly settled the bill, grabbed Sena’s hand, and pulled her out of the bar.

In the empty hallway, he pulled her into his arms again. The hand around her waist tugged her tightly against him. 

Before she could even try to hide her flushed face, another kiss followed. Naturally, Sena raised her arms and wrapped them around Joo-hyuk’s neck. 

Her rational mind screamed that this was wrong, but her body refused to obey. Her legs gradually grew weaker. 

She could feel her heart pounding harder and harder, so loudly that she worried he might hear it too. 

“Damn it.” 

He muttered under his breath as he pulled away from her lips. 

Then, without hesitation, he grabbed her hand and stepped into the elevator. 

Heading to the lobby, he went straight to the front desk to ask if there were any available rooms. Even when told that only the Presidential Suite—costing over 10 million won for one night—was left, he casually pulled out his card and handed it over without a second thought. 

Her rational mind blared warnings again: this was clearly wasteful, this shouldn’t be happening. But she couldn’t move, as if bound by the chains of his kiss. It seemed she had no intention of running away from the start. 

Inside the elevator heading to the suite, Joo-hyuk impatiently tapped the safety bar with his fingers. With his other hand, he held Sena’s hand tightly. 

When the bellboy guiding them to the room tried to step out of the elevator, Joo-hyuk stopped him. He handed over a generous tip and took the key card himself. 

As soon as they entered the room and closed the door, he didn’t bother turning on the lights. Instead, he pushed Sena against the wall. 

As her eyes adjusted to the darkness, she saw his tense face clearly. 

When he took a step closer, she instinctively stepped back, her head bumping against the wall. 

His face now looked completely different from the man she had seen before, sending shivers down her spine. 

Still, she barely managed to stay put and waited for him, marveling at the sight of a man consumed by desire. 

“I can’t hold back anymore.” 

Joo-hyuk growled low, almost like an animal, as he closed the distance between them. He cupped her head with his hands and buried his face in the nape of her neck, biting her skin gently. 

His lips were wet and hot. His tongue slid out, licking her pale, delicate neck. Shivering from the unfamiliar sensation, she clung to his neck. 

Was this what sex felt like? 

Even though their bodies hadn’t fully intertwined yet, Sena’s eyelids fluttered as a dazed feeling washed over her. The moment she felt the zipper of her dress being pulled down, her entire body stiffened. 

The hand pulling down her dress froze just a second later. 

“Is this your first time?” 

Joo-hyuk asked, his expression hardening. In response, Sena bit her lower lip and nodded slightly. 

If she told him this was her first kiss too, would he run away? For some reason, that sudden worry crossed her mind. 

True to her fears, Joo-hyuk began to pull away slightly. If she hadn’t grabbed onto his waist, he would have completely let go. 

“Keep going.” 

“Are you sure you want your first time to happen like this?” 

He looked down at her hand gripping his waist and asked, his eyes flickering with a mix of hesitation and desire in the dim light. 

“What do you mean, ‘like this’?” 

“Having an unplanned relationship fueled by alcohol.” 

An unplanned relationship. 

At his words, Sena let out a faint smile. 

“Nothing in my life has ever gone according to plan.” 

Her father’s affair, her mother’s suicide, running away from home—none of it had been part of her plan. 

“This isn’t because of the alcohol.” 

The excuse of alcohol had ended with that first kiss.

“Whether before or after marriage, my first and last will be you, Choi Joo-hyuk. So I think it’s fine because it’s you.” 

After her response, he stared at her silently for a moment. Then, as if making up his mind, he approached her again. 

She couldn’t recall exactly when her clothes had been removed. His shirt had disappeared too, revealing his firm, muscular chest. At first, she pulled her hand away, fearing it might burn from his hot body temperature, but soon she found herself touching him again. 

By the time their deep kisses continued, Sena was already lying on the bed in just her underwear. 

His large, hot hands pressed down on her breasts over her bra, like sealing them with a stamp. Then, his fingers slipped through the thin lace. 

“Hnn...” 

He teased her areola playfully with his fingers, then pinched her nipple between two fingers. A moan escaped her lips from the sharp sensation—it was embarrassingly filled with desire, so she bit her lip to stifle it. 

Her dress dropped to the floor with a soft thud, followed shortly by her bra. 

Joo-hyuk cupped her breasts fully in his palms, then leaned down and took one into his mouth. 

“Uhn...” 

“It’s okay.” 

What exactly was okay? The world was spinning around her. 

It wasn’t just the alcohol making her dizzy—Joo-hyuk’s teasing of her nipples was far more responsible. 

Joo-hyuk sucked her hardened nipple into his mouth, something Sena had never even imagined someone else doing to her. 

As their eyes met while he licked, sucked, and nibbled on her nipple with a languid gaze, she felt breathless. 

She felt consumed. 

His saliva-soaked lips made wet sounds as they sucked harder on her breast. Every time his cold, wet tongue flicked teasingly over her sensitive nipple, an erotic moan escaped her lips. 

As if to help her shake off any distracting thoughts, Joo-hyuk began leaving marks all over her body, starting from her forehead and moving downward. He didn’t forget to trace her lips with his hot, persistent tongue as he passed them. 

Facing her flushed face, a mix of embarrassment and arousal, he smiled. 

That smile, combined with his movements, sent electric tingles all the way to her toes, and her mind became a chaotic mess. 

Calm down, Kang Sena. 

She repeated this to herself several times in an attempt to steady her breathing, but it was useless. 

“Wait... Hnn!” 

In an instant, Joo-hyuk positioned himself between her thighs and rubbed her over her panties. Sena instinctively drew her knees together. 

Oh my god, this can’t be real. 

The coexistence of fear and anticipation felt surreal, almost unbelievable. 

Though terrified of what was about to come next, she couldn’t deny how much she anticipated having sex with this man who smiled softly before her. 

“It’s okay.” 

“But...” 

“Just a little more.” 

With his legs, he gently pushed her knees apart and slid his hand up the inside of her thigh. Finally, he pulled aside her panties and slipped his hand inside. 

A thick, long finger entered her untouched, tender flesh, where no one had ever ventured before. Her nerves were now hypersensitive. 

“Just a moment… Hnn.” 

She swallowed, exhaled, then swallowed again. Resting her cheek against his collarbone, she let out hot breaths and clung tightly to his neck. 

Following the movement of his teasing fingers, slick sounds echoed. The dizziness swirling inside her head grew even stronger. 

“I need to loosen you up a bit more.” 

“Huh?”

“If you want to take me in, two fingers won’t even come close to being enough.” 

Joo-hyuk pulled out the two fingers he had been using to explore her and swiftly removed her panties. Then, with a deep, languid gaze, he stared at her exposed flesh. 

His hands were large, with thick knuckles. The thought that even those thick fingers weren’t enough made her wonder—just how big was he? 

Sena, who had never seen a man’s cock with her own eyes, looked at Joo-hyuk with a mix of curiosity and apprehension. 

But now wasn’t the time to be worrying about his size. 

Joo-hyuk positioned his head between her spread legs. Sena’s eyes widened in shock as she instinctively tried to close her thighs, but the strength of his grip on her legs was far stronger.