This story is fictional

Subtitle: Finding the Female Lead's Husband

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EP.07

I'll protect you

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After Seol-a came and went, Beomgyu's mind collapsed, and from that day on he became Baekseol and did not return to being human.

It was practically impossible to stay transformed into a half-beast for that long.

But for some reason, Beomgyu seemed to use that power with complete ease. Suddenly, Yeonjun kept thinking hard about what Seol-a had said. Was this what she meant by an experiment?

It meant he could stay human for his whole life.. so why was he staying in beast form? Was it to avoid getting his abilities exposed? The more he thought about it, the more his head spun. Clutching his head from the headache, he could only stare quietly at Beomgyu, curled up tight, unable to do anything for him.

Then the door opened, and the worried-looking heroine appeared. The moment Beomgyu, now human, saw her, he wrapped her up so hard it seemed like her body might break. He was burying his face in the heroine's shoulder, sobbing. It was flustering, but the heroine's two arms patted Beomgyu's back.

"Beomgyu."

"Heroine, you won't leave me, will you? Right?"

"...What are you talking about? Why would I leave you?"

"Even if you don't remember me, it's okay. I'll remember you."

"...."

"Hey, Beomgyu, let go of the heroine for a sec. You're... shirtless right now."

At Yeonjun's words, the two of them let go of each other, embarrassed, and their faces turned red.

Heroine's eyes kept darting around, not knowing where to look, while Beomgyu frantically searched for clothes. Yeonjun, looking incredulous, tossed him a short-sleeved T-shirt.

"Seriously, is this the power of love? You looked so dejected like you'd never change, and now that the heroine's here, you just turned human on the spot."

"Hehe, did I do that?"

Beomgyu scratched the back of his neck bashfully.

After learning about what happened at the cafe a few days ago,

Heroine could only be shocked out of her mind. So they abandoned him,

and now they came back? She was furious with them too.

"Heroine, there's a chip somewhere in my body. They said they'll find me no matter where I go."

The heroine examined Beomgyu's body, trembling with fear.

Then she found a stitched mark near the wing bone on his back, and

lightly traced the scar. Beomgyu flinched a little.

If this scar was real, she thought there had to be a chip here.

"Our Baekseol must have been in a lot of pain."

"...It hurt like crazy. Huh? Wait a minute, I'm not Baekseol."

"Aigoo, you're my Baekseol forever. You were scared, weren't you? Let me hug you."

"I was so scared, Heroine. You'll protect me, right?"

"Of course. I'll protect you."

With his arms wrapped around the heroine and his face buried in her shoulder, Beomgyu seemed to relax and his expression looked peaceful. Then, taking advantage of the moment, Taehyun and Kai tried to pry Beomgyu away and squeeze their bigger bodies into the heroine's arms, who was smaller than them, and it was ridiculous.

"Noona, I was so scared~" — Kai

"Heroine, hug me too. We were scared too." — Taehyun

"...Y-yeah, you guys were scared too."

The two who had the heroine in their arms felt soft, pleasant warmth.

Taehyun got worked up over the ridiculous fantasy of wanting to take a bite out of Heroine's flesh, and before he knew it, he bit and released the nape of her neck. He thought he'd only nipped her a little, but

there was a clear teeth mark. Heroine let out a brief groan, and when they saw that, they

pulled Kai and Taehyun apart. Heroine checked the bitten nape of her neck because it stung.

Beomgyu snapped at Taehyun.

"Are you okay, heroine?" — Yeonjun

"Ah, yeah. Aside from it stinging a little, I'm fine."

"Hey, what the hell did you do to my heroine? What are you, a vampire?" — Beomgyu

"How nice of you, Taehyun. I guess I'll have to wear turtlenecks for a while?"

"...Sorry. I didn't even realize it, sorry, Heroine. But biting isn't because I hate you, it's an action cats do when they don't know what to do because they like you so much;;"

Everyone looked like, Really? Taehyun panicked and said he wasn't lying, that it was a cat's habit. I forgot I'm a cat? I really like Heroine, he blurted out in what was basically a confession. Yeonjun and Soobin pressed a hand to their foreheads. Seeing them fight over her made it feel absurd, yet somehow they only looked cute. Meanwhile, Beomgyu, upset after seeing the bitten nape of Heroine's neck, growled at Taehyun. Taehyun, who didn't find the seemingly tiny Beomgyu scary at all, just hissed back. Beomgyu went yip-yip.

"Stop it, you guys! I'm fine. And you, Kang Taehyun!"

"Don't use cat talk when it's not in your favor. You're human right now.

And you can't bite because you like it! That won't work on me anymore."

"Mm... okay, nya."

After getting scolded, Taehyun looked a little wronged. He turned into a cat, hissed at the heroine a little pathetically, and quickly hid in his cat cave. Seeing that, Heroine burst out laughing in disbelief. Soobin applied ointment to the heroine's nape, but he couldn't take his eyes off the white, soft neck. Then he ended up imagining burying his face in that nape, and thought, Damn lustful demon, get lost! Soobin squeezed his eyes shut and handed the bandage to Yeonjun. Yeonjun, taking the bandage in embarrassment, and the heroine, along with Beomgyu and Kai, all thought Soobin's behavior looked strange.

"...This time, hyung do it."

"Hey, why is your face red?"

Soobin, looking like someone who'd lost his mind, couldn't say a word, his face blazing red as he went into the room and sang the national anthem a million times. What the hell is wrong with that bastard? With a displeased look, he glanced once at the room Soobin had disappeared into, then moved the heroine's long hair aside and put a bandage on the bite mark. Only then did he realize why Soobin's face had turned red. The soft scent of baby powder gently teased his nose, and seeing that neckline made him understand.

Why are you acting up too, hyung? Yeonjun snapped back to his senses at Beomgyu's words.

"Noona, it's already late, so sleep over, okay? When I sleep, I turn into my other form.

My fur is soft, so do you want to pet me while you sleep? It's cozy and warm, so you'll sleep well."

You're asking me to sleep with you? Before you're half-beast, aren't you a guy too?

Kai was trying to satisfy his own selfish desires with the heroine.

Seeing the heroine make a troubled face, Beomgyu suddenly wanted to tease her, so

he hugged her from behind.

"Noona, stay the night, okay? I really won't do anything hahaha."

That only sounded scarier. She loosened Beomgyu's arms around her and said,

"You guys, if you don't want to get kicked out, let's all sleep in our own places, okay?"

"Yes, ma'am!"

That's how they got caught trying to satisfy their own selfish desires.