Chapter 1

To finally win over my crush Julian Vance, I followed my yoga instructor's advice. I got my braces off, had corrective eye surgery, and pushed myself to be better.

My yoga instructor, Veronica, might have looked cool and aloof, but her love life was anything but. More than once, I’d had to make an emergency condom delivery for her.

It wasn't until I was ready to confess my feelings that I got a call from her.

"Hey, sis, can you do me a favor and bring some morning-after pills?" Veronica's voice was sultry and mesmerizing. "Oh my god, I hit the jackpot! He was a *virgin*? And so much raw *power*!"

The call ended.

I stared at the address she'd sent, a heavy dread settling in my chest.

Because the location was none other than the house of my childhood best friend, Julian Vance, the one everyone swore was totally uninterested in girls.

I stood outside Julian's house.

But I couldn’t bring myself to knock.

For years, I’d waited here every morning for him to leave for school.

I’d stood here every evening, bringing him dinner.

But this time, clutching the newly bought morning-after pill, I just couldn’t make myself do it...

As I hesitated, Veronica sent another message:

【Hang the morning-after pill on the door! Don't you dare knock!】

Just as I was totally confused, she sent several voice messages in a row:

【I was so wrong about him before. Turns out this college guy, once he got a taste, is absolutely insatiable～】

Veronica was breathing heavily, a hint of excitement in her voice:

【While his technique isn't as polished as those experienced guys, his raw, untamed power was almost more than I could handle...】

Her words were cut short.

After a rustle of sounds, the chat screen went silent.

At the same time, Veronica's alluring pleas came from inside the house.

I swallowed the bitterness.

My finger hovered over the keypad.

But in the end, I didn’t press a single number.

I hung the morning-after pill on the doorknob.

I sent Veronica a simple, 【Okay】.

Then, like a deserter, I fled in disgrace.