NAPE - 26

Cough!

A cough burst out.

Why did he know? Bibi possessed a body scent that was unimaginably good. Difficult... to the point of being unbearable. Doyoon instinctively gritted his teeth and breathed slowly.

“Doyoon.”

Slightly flustered by the unexpected contact, Bibi quickly backed away. Then, she checked Doyoon’s complexion. He was still sweating despite being exposed to the cold winter wind. Under his thin, white skin, his fine blood vessels were clearly visible. Far from recovering, he seemed to have worsened even more.

The hand holding her was also very cold. So cold it didn’t seem human.

“Doyoon. We need to go home first. You’re sweating too much.”

Bibi hurriedly grabbed his arm and pulled him forward without thinking. Doyoon followed obediently. Vibrate, vibrate, the phone in her pocket vibrated. Bibi checked the screen. An unknown number was displayed.

This... looks like a call, how do I answer it? Should I press the green or the red button?

Bibi hesitated for a moment, letting go of Doyoon’s arm, and then pressed the green button.

• Hello!

A booming voice echoed from the phone. Bibi jumped in surprise.

• Hello, hello! Why aren’t you talking after answering the phone?

Ah, so this is how you answer a call.

Only then did Bibi cautiously put the phone to her ear. Humans said “hello” when answering the phone. Should she say that too? She glanced up at Doyoon, but he simply looked down at Bibi with a nonchalant expression, offering no advice or action.

• If you answered, say something!

“Say.”

For now, she said what the other person wanted.

• Oh, you did answer. Bibi! Where are you!

This voice, abruptly asking where she was... it was Namwon. The hunter who had decided to serve her.

• I’m asking where you are, why aren’t you answering? Where are you and what are you doing? Why did you leave the house anyway?

Bibi was even less able to answer Namwon’s accusatory tone. This person was both human and a hunter. She wasn’t stupid enough to tell a hunter she had gone hunting humans.

“Because it’s hot.”

Bibi replied curtly. This wasn’t the time to banter with that human. How do you press the end call button...?

• If it’s hot, damn it... you can just open a window. Why did you go out? “...I don’t know how to open a window.”

• Hah... never mind, hey. Where are you? Are you perhaps... with Kwon Doyoon? Bring him back quickly. That guy shouldn’t go out. “I was going to take him home anyway.”

• Tell me where you are and just wait there. He’s in danger right n...

Thwack!

Before Namwon could finish his sentence, the phone fell to the ground. And to top it off, it was crushed with a loud crack. Bibi blankly watched the large foot stomp on the phone, shattering it, before looking up at Doyoon. He had made her drop the phone he had bought for her and was now pulverizing it to his heart’s content.

“I’ll buy you a new one.”

Doyoon said with a refreshed expression after stomping on it to his satisfaction. His complexion was still bad, but he wasn’t sweating anymore. A small sense of unease settled in, and belatedly, a hypothesis arose. His pale, cold, and precarious appearance... perhaps it wasn’t sickness, but his true form.

“Hmm... come to think of it, that bastard Lee Namwon is at home.”

Doyoon smoothly curved his lips into a smile. It was a captivating smile that could make someone lose their soul.

Vibrate, vibrate.

This time, the vibration from Doyoon’s pocket was intense. It felt very urgent.

“Doyoon, you have a call.”

When Bibi informed him, Doyoon took out his phone with indifferent eyes, stared at it, and then stomped on it too.

“Let’s go to our hotel instead of home, Bibi.”

“Hotel?”

Bibi lifted her gaze from the broken phone.

“Yeah. Let’s go to the hotel, hotel.”

“...Why there?”

“So Lee Namwon can’t interfere.”

Doyoon grabbed Bibi, who was standing blankly. His relaxed smile was very different from usual. Would he be okay?

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The hotel she had come to for the first time wasn’t anything special. Just like Doyoon’s house, it was on the top floor, with floor-to-ceiling windows, a large space, and luxurious furniture. Bibi touched the cold window surface, gazing at the night view. The scenery here was also filled with flashing lights.

“Want a drink?”

Doyoon, who had settled Bibi on the sofa while she looked around the dimly lit room, asked as he opened a mini-fridge. It was full of various kinds of alcohol, as if someone had prepared it in advance.

“Why alcohol?”

“Hmm... we’re at a hotel, after all.”

Doyoon grabbed a bottle of alcohol, poured it into a glass, and downed it in one go. His Adam’s apple bobbed prominently. The strong liquor was quickly sucked into his mouth, and a small wrinkle formed between his brows. Doyoon wiped his lips after putting down the empty glass.

“It might be awkward to be sober.”

“Why awkward?”

“Ah. You don’t know.”

Doyoon sighed slowly, looking at Bibi. His eyes curved languidly.

“What a hotel means.”

His large body slowly approached Bibi. Doyoon’s arms braced against the back of the sofa on either side of Bibi. Trapped by him, Bibi swallowed. Doyoon was very different from his usual self. She couldn’t understand what was about to happen.

“Master will have to explain it specially.”

It was quite surprising to hear the word “master” from his mouth. It was the first time he had said it not to establish a relationship, but to exert some kind of influence. The alcohol scent, which had been disgusting when she smelled it on the unknown man, felt strangely different coming from Doyoon. It made her body even more tense.

“Bibi. Look closely at my face.”

Doyoon whispered, his breath tickling her ear. Bibi raised her eyes. A breathtakingly beautiful face was right in front of her. Thick eyelashes, a smooth nose, and dark eyes under disheveled hair that seemed to draw her in. He exuded an atmosphere similar to a young wolf.

“You like my face, don’t you?”

Bibi was startled by Doyoon’s question. She felt a surge of shame that the other person had noticed a feeling she herself hadn’t been aware of. Her cheeks flushed. Strange, why had the room been so hot since a while ago?

“You can touch it, you know.”

An unbelievable offer reached her ears. When she looked up blankly, Doyoon smiled softly.

“Don’t you want to?”

“I, I want to touch.”

Bibi said urgently, like a child afraid of having her candy taken away. As if he had expected it, he lowered his head so she could touch him easily.

Bibi reached out as if possessed. First, she smoothly traced his sensual jawline. Then, she carefully touched his red lips with her thumb. The soft, warm sensation was incredibly addictive.

The area around her ribs felt very ticklish. It felt like she was freely exploring a forbidden area that wasn’t allowed to just anyone. Or, it was like holding and cherishing an artwork in her hands that she had only been able to secretly look at with her eyes until now.

A red tongue emerged from between his lips and lightly licked Bibi’s hand. Bibi stopped breathing for a moment and looked into Doyoon’s eyes. He was also staring intently at her face. She couldn’t breathe properly. She had wanted to touch his long eyelashes too... but she couldn’t move any further.

“Were you satisfied?”

Doyoon lowered his eyes and asked softly. Even though he had given her the initiative, she felt like a puppet on a string.

“......”

“Not yet?”

When she nodded hesitantly, he chuckled softly.

“Where do you want to touch now? Still my face? Or...”

Doyoon placed his hand over Bibi’s hand, which was still lingering on his lips. Then, he slowly moved it down towards his neck.

“My body?”

When her hand reached his Adam’s apple, where his breath was flowing in and out, Bibi’s breathing also quickened.

“How far can I touch?”

“Well... you can go further down for now.”

“......”

“But you have to undress me. Unbutton my shirt and undo my belt yourself.”

Bibi carefully unbuttoned one of Doyoon’s shirt buttons. A straight, smooth collarbone was revealed. Her mouth watered involuntarily. Doyoon’s neck and chest reminded her of the untouched surface of snow. It was an area where the desire to immediately lick it with her tongue and sink her teeth into it clashed with the desire to preserve it as it was.

She had always been so busy gulping down blood that she had never properly touched him... she was finally seeing him properly today.

Growing impatient, Bibi began to fumbling with the buttons below one by one. When Doyoon’s chest came into view, a long finger reached out and pulled down the zipper of Bibi’s tracksuit. Only down to the part where Doyoon’s chest was revealed.

If she undressed Doyoon, she would have to undress herself accordingly. Although she had lived covered in sacks until recently, she had learned from watching television that being naked was shameful.

“Is this far enough?”

Doyoon asked, seeing her hesitation. Bibi nodded. This was a feeling she had never experienced in her life. The area near her ribs tingled, and a small heat rose within her body. She became aware of the hot breath she was exhaling.

“Then, it’s my turn this time.”

As if it was his turn to touch her, Doyoon reached out and stroked Bibi’s chin. His cool hand pleasantly touched her cheek and then playfully caressed her earlobe. It was the first time Doyoon had touched her like this.

It felt completely different from when the trainer touched her. When the trainer touched her, she had to endure and persevere as if it were a hardship to be overcome. On the other hand, Doyoon’s touch was simply sticky and ticklish. Bibi closed her eyes involuntarily. Her body relaxed at the soft touch. It felt like she was floating weightlessly like a feather.