No matter how, it was not possible to allow a strange mistress, other than Asha, to touch his naked body.
Frankly, Jackal was still not accustomed to Asha touching him and would often be startled.
Eventually, he pulled his legs back.
It was a gentle refusal not to be touched.
At that reaction, Sonya’s eyes widened and she asked,
“Miss Vanessa, does this horse only accept Miss Vanessa’s touch?”
“Um, I think he is quite shy since he’s in a strange place.”
“Do horses also get shy?”
“Yes. Sheppy is quite the gentleman among horses.”
Asha laughed cheerfully.
Sonya retracted her hand, seemingly a little disappointed, and licked her lips.
Asha said,
“Then I will be with Sheppy until dinner, do you want to go ahead?”
“Yes! Then I will go ahead and prepare the meal and bath! Take a rest. Goodbye Sheppy!”
Sonya waved to the horse cheerfully and left the room, and finally, their alone time came.
Only then did Asha deeply sigh, a sigh she had not shown outwardly before.
“……Where did you leave Jackal and the Lycans and come alone? Did something happen to the organization members after I left?”
Sheppy shook his head vigorously. Asha, relieved by his behavior yet touched, asked,
“So Sheppy came to see me alone?”
Sheppy nodded vigorously.
“Is Mr. Jackal doing well?”
Sheppy nodded even more vigorously.
At that reaction, Asha softly laughed and then murmured with a distant look on her face,
“I’m relieved. It’s really fortunate that everyone is safe…….”
Jackal felt like his chest was being torn apart.
Asha had chosen to be captured in the imperial palace to keep them safe. She had sacrificed herself so nonchalantly.
It felt like she had carried too big a burden instead of him, who should have been enough to make the sacrifice for the organization members.
‘Saving a life is not a futile thing.’
Suddenly, her determined expression when she had said that in the past came to mind.
He had mocked those words at the time…….
Now he regretted everything.
Asha, trying not to show her sorrow, playfully asked,
“Hopefully, Mr. Jackal won’t be disappointed that I took Sheppy?”
“Snort, snort.”
Jackal vehemently shook his head, even snorting.
“Snort snort, so cute…….”
Asha laughed and once again gently stroked his nose bridge.
Hearing that he was cute, Jackal blinked his sharp eyes, putting his face to the floor.
He wondered if he had ever been told he was cute in his life.
Even as a little child, he had been fierce and not any less wild, and he had never heard the word ‘cute’ even from his parents.
Asha, feeling Sheppy’s smooth body, jokingly said,
“But when did you get so polished and shiny? Just like you’ve come to find a mate.”
‘Finding a mate is exactly what I came for…….’
Jackal sighed inwardly.
If she knew how desperately he had groomed himself to infiltrate the imperial palace, she would probably have been shocked and fallen down.
But as soon as he saw Asha’s face, he was able to forget all the hardships he had gone through at once.
“Meeting Sheppy was the greatest fortune of my life.”
Asha gently held his large face with both hands and lightly kissed his nose bridge.
At that action, Jackal’s eyes widened, and he froze stiff.
It was his first time receiving a kiss, and he couldn’t gather his wits.
His heart was pounding madly, and he felt like he was losing his mind.
Asha, unaware of this, laid down with her face against his stomach, murmuring playfully,
“It’s been so lonely and anxious alone, but having Sheppy by my side makes me feel so relieved. It really feels like I have a friend in a horse…….”
Asha, listening to his heartbeat, fell asleep, purring on his belly. Whenever she saw Sheppy, she would relax and fall asleep.
Jackal, with his eyes wide open, stared intently at her, lying asleep on his stomach.
Being flesh to flesh with her, he really felt like he was going crazy…….
Asha lay still for a long time, unsure of what to do for fear of waking her up. After a while, he carefully returned to his human form.
Jackal, in his naked form, raised one arm and gently brushed Asha’s hair behind her ear as she lay on her thigh.
But suddenly realizing that his vital part was right near her face, his face flared up.
He seemed ready to lose his human mind and turn into a real wild horse at any moment.
But then, Asha frowned slightly with a ‘hmm’.
Jackal, surprised, tried to transform back into a horse hastily, but seeing her fall back into a light sleep, he relaxed his expression.
Asha mumbled in her sleep.
“I miss you, Mr. Jackal…….”
Jackal’s eyes widened at her words, then he smirked.
“I also…… I really missed you too.”
Jackal looked at her lovingly, then whispered in her ear.
“You’ve been through a lot on your own. Not much longer now, just hold on a little longer…….”
Asha smiled faintly at the sound of Jackal’s soft voice, like a dream.
(This is a time separator.)
At that time, Karaf was staring intently at a single document, ignoring the many papers awaiting the emperor’s approval.
When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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