The Deal
Even after finishing, his member stood tall and proud.
It defied all common sense he once knew.
Fortunately, he did not demand penetration.
Instead, he made them wash his body with their own.
Using their hands was forbidden, of course.
So Jieun and Jia slathered their bodies with body wash and pressed against Kang-hyuk, rubbing the foam onto him.
The most humiliating part was cleaning the long, rigid thing between his legs.
Jia volunteered, but Jieun could never allow that.
To protect her little sister, Jieun offered a hollow excuse: “Because I’m his girlfriend.”
When she tried to rub her foam-covered breasts against him, he stopped her.
“I’m tired of your chest. Do it lower,” he said.
She hesitated. “Lower” could only mean one thing.
After thinking, Jieun came up with a workaround. She lathered her thighs thickly with foam and rubbed them against him instead.
It still felt disgusting, but it clearly wasn’t what he had wanted.
He chuckled and patted her head.
“Our Jieun is quite clever,” he said.
For a moment, she felt strangely pleased.
But the feeling quickly sank into disgust. It wasn’t really praise, and it wasn’t something she wanted praise for anyway.
After the bath, she dried his body with a towel and helped him dress. Only then could she finally breathe.
He wouldn’t demand sex again right after getting dressed, at least.
“It’s getting late. Shouldn’t you be heading home, senpai?”
The words came out naturally. Maybe because they sounded like something a girlfriend would say.
“You want to get rid of me that badly? How disappointing. Still, I can’t just leave like this. Since I’m already here, I should introduce myself to your parents too. After all, I’m your boyfriend.”
Jieun’s heart dropped.
That meant he intended to lay his hands on her parents as well as her sister.
She panicked and blurted out, “It’s… too soon for that! Please…”
“Oh? Are you asking me for a favor right now, Jieun?”
“T-That’s…”
While she hesitated, the front door opened.
“Looks like I’m already too late,” he whispered mischievously into her ear.
Sure enough, her parents’ familiar voices came from behind them.
“Huh? There’s an extra pair of shoes here.”
Jieun’s parents both worked. They even worked at the same company—an office romance that had blossomed into marriage.
“So… you’re Jieun’s boyfriend?”
Her mother asked with a wary expression.
Before anyone realized it, the five of them—Jieun, Jia, their parents, and Kang-hyuk—were seated around the dinner table.
His social skills were terrifying. Not only did he instantly take control of the atmosphere, he smoothly spun one lie after another.
Her parents weren’t the type to be easily fooled, but with Jia chiming in to back him up, they seemed to accept it.
“Yes, I’m Cha Kang-hyuk. Jieun and I started dating recently. Right, Jieun?”
“Yes… Oppa…”
“I-I see. So Jieun is at that age already.”
Her father answered reluctantly.
Jieun wished he would firmly refuse, but she knew better than anyone that her parents would never do that.
As long as their children didn’t cause trouble, they preferred to stay hands-off. That was how her family operated. They weren’t completely neglectful, but they generally respected their children’s wishes.
“Well, you’re a college student now, so dating is natural. I just didn’t expect it to happen so suddenly. It’s a bit surprising.”
Her mother laughed awkwardly.
Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Kang-hyuk changed the subject.
“I brought some gifts since I couldn’t come empty-handed.”
Jieun whipped her head around in shock.
She had hoped he wouldn’t, but Kang-hyuk pulled several large boxes from the paper bag under the table and placed them on it.
Her parents’ eyes widened.
It was understandable. A premium Hanwoo beef set, a fruit gift set, and several bottles of expensive-looking liquor now sat on the table.
Luxuries worth well over a million won now occupied the space where a simple homemade meal had been moments ago.
When had he prepared all this?
Had he been targeting her parents from the very beginning, not just Jia?
A chill ran down Jieun’s spine at his meticulousness.
“C-Can we really accept this?”
“It feels like too much…”
Her parents looked conflicted.
Jieun silently begged them not to accept. She knew exactly what he was after.
“It’s fine. This is less than my daily allowance. Please don’t feel burdened. If you accept, I won’t feel awkward the next time I visit.”
He spoke smoothly, his words flowing like water.
Jieun, who knew his true intentions, could only feel disgusted.
“W-Well, if you insist…”
“Looks like Jieun found herself a good man. Your mom and dad are going to be spoiled now.”
Her parents accepted the gifts without further protest.
Jieun squeezed her eyes shut.
She should have done something—anything—but she couldn’t. Her mouth wouldn’t open. Her limbs felt frozen in place. All she could do was watch as they sank deeper into the abyss.
“Would you like to hear an interesting story?”
“An interesting story?”
“Listen, Mom, Dad. Kang-hyuk oppa has the best sense of humor.”
Jia played along.
He was about to reveal it.
“I actually have a special ability.”
Jieun’s head spun.
“Senpai!”
Driven by the desperate need to stop him, Jieun slammed the table with all her strength and stood up.
“Please… leave now. I’m begging you.”
Begging.
She knew what would happen if she used that word.
But she had no choice. Otherwise, this vile man would never listen.
Kang-hyuk grinned as if he had been waiting for this.
“If Jieun is begging, I suppose I have no choice. It seems I’ve been putting too much pressure on her. I must have been too hasty. You can keep the gifts.”
He stood up as he spoke.
As he passed by, he whispered into her ear.
“See you tomorrow, Jieun.”
Jieun’s expression froze.
Her parents could only stare in confusion.
He kept his word exactly.
The moment she stepped out of the house in the morning, a car was already waiting.
Passersby stared openly. Expensive foreign cars worth at least hundreds of millions of won weren’t common around here.
The door opened upward, revealing a blond man wearing sunglasses inside.
He gestured for her to get in.
“Good morning, Jieun. Get in. I’ll give you a ride.”
“…I’d rather walk.”
“Get in.”
Despite her refusal, he repeated the demand like an order, not a suggestion.
When she saw the cold eyes above the sunglasses, Jieun knew she couldn’t refuse anymore. She was afraid of what he might do if she angered him.
Reluctantly, she climbed into the car.
The door closed and they started moving, even though she hadn’t told him the destination. He already knew exactly where to go.
A woman in a revealing outfit sat in the driver’s seat. She had multiple piercings in her ears, and her white blouse was open at the back and sides, exposing everything whenever she turned the wheel. She wasn’t wearing a bra, so her areolas and nipples were completely visible. A butterfly tattoo decorated the side of her breast, and silver piercings adorned her nipples.
Had this woman also fallen victim to him?
The thought crossed Jieun’s mind.
“I’ll be direct. Become my woman, Lee Jieun.”
“…What are you saying?”
“You should know by now. Escaping my grasp is impossible. Resisting will only create more victims. If you accept my offer, I swear I won’t touch anyone around you. You can believe me—I can’t break my own conditions, or my ability becomes useless.”
In other words… he wanted her to obey him obediently.
If she did, he wouldn’t lay a hand on her family or friends.
It sounded almost sweet. One word, and she could escape all this suffering. She could entrust everything to his mercy and be free.
At least then, she could protect the people around her.
Only she would be broken and defiled.
But—
“You mean… only the people around me, right?”
This time, she didn’t miss the hidden meaning in his words.
This man would harm countless others in the future. If she accepted here, she would lose any chance of stopping him. She might even end up helping him.
She could never allow that.
“I refuse. Even if the situation becomes the worst possible… I will never give up. You may have taken the initiative now, but… I will definitely… definitely bring you to justice.”
Jieun spoke through gritted teeth.
Her body violently rejected the idea, but that didn’t matter. No matter what happened to her physically, as long as her heart didn’t break, she hadn’t lost.
If her will didn’t waver, her heart wouldn’t break either.
This man couldn’t touch that part of her.
That was why he kept making these filthy offers.
“Is that so? So you don’t care what happens to your family? You know, even if you can resist as an Awakener, your family can’t. I can make them so obedient that they’d happily take their own lives if I told them to.”
“That’s…”
Hesitation flashed across her determined face.
His words weren’t a bluff. She could tell just from Jia’s behavior yesterday.
When Jieun had tried to attack him, Jia had stepped in front of her. At that moment, Jia had looked ready to throw her life away to protect him.
His ability was that powerful.
Actually, she didn’t even need to think about Jia. The fact that she herself was completely helpless was proof enough.
“Please don’t… I’m begging you…”
“So that’s how you want to play it? You want to end this with just receiving a favor. But that won’t work. Your family is quite the catch. Well, I could accept a deal instead.”
“A deal…?”
“How about this? We go on a date. Not some half-hearted one—a proper, perfect date like real lovers. Then I won’t touch your family.”
A date.
On the surface, it didn’t sound bad. She just had to keep him in a good mood.
But she felt uneasy. This cunning man wouldn’t be satisfied with so little.
“…Fine. I’ll accept the deal.”
She had no other choice.
Feeling as though she were swallowing some unknown medicine, Jieun gave her answer.