Acts We Shouldn't Do (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 17

Flirting. It was blatant temptation. What kind of warning could possibly be this provocative? And why did the act of warning itself feel so sensual?

Jae In’s pitch-black eyes, filled with the man gazing deeply down at her, trembled faintly.

Tae Seo, watching Jae In blink her wide, startled eyes, clenched the fist hidden in his pocket even tighter.

An inexplicable heat kept trying to burst forth toward the woman before him. It was time to hold back. Not yet. Not just yet.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“…How exactly am I looking at you, Kang Tae Seo?”

“Like a predator eyeing its rabbit before the kill.”

Honestly, it was a perfectly fitting metaphor. Jae In slowly closed and then opened her eyes again, overwhelmed by the lethally intoxicating allure of the man before her.

“Yoon Jae In.”

Her heart pounded—thump, thump—rough and unsteady. Her breath, barely escaping her lips, shook violently.

“Am I… frightening you?”

“…”

“Are you afraid I’ll devour you…?”

Don’t get drawn in. You can’t lose before the game even starts. You must be the one holding the reins of this relationship. Yoon Jae In, get a grip. Your first goal is Jo Yuri’s broken engagement. You absolutely cannot afford to become someone he meets just once or twice and then forgets.

Jae In bit her lip hard, repeating the reminder to herself several times. Trying not to show her nerves, she forced a smile and finally managed to speak.

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