Chapter 1

The wolf clan was in decline. Zane, the wolf prince, had lived for a thousand years. Though feared throughout the beast realm, he remained aloof and disinterested in romance.

The Wolf Queen was beside herself with worry. Beautiful maidens from various clans lined up outside the wolf king's cave.

I'm Lily, a human who accidentally fell into the beast world. In my original life, I was just a poor girl from a modern city.

After crossing over, I somehow stumbled into the wolf king's bedroom by mistake.

On the day of his engagement to the tiger princess, I ran away carrying a belly full of wolf cubs.

Years later, as I was busy feeding meat to eight little wolf pups, he pushed open my courtyard gate, looking as pitiful as a droopy-eared puppy.

"Lily, have you really given up on me?"

The great beast war shattered the barrier between the human and beast worlds. I accidentally fell into this strange realm.

I had only intended to help my grandmother pick wild ginseng in the mountains back home.

Who knew I'd slip and fall, waking up to find myself in a world of beasts?

This place was full of half-human, half-beast creatures. Before I could come to my senses, a pack of wolf patrol guards surrounded me.

They were about to dispose of me when Grandma Leopard stepped in and brought me into wolf territory.

I had grown up in the mountains with my grandmother, relying on each other. Apart from her and the villagers, I had hardly met anyone else.

So I knew almost nothing about the outside world.

At first, I thought I could treat these beast-people like the small animals in the mountains.

Just as I was about to pat their heads and ears, their fierce expressions scared me back.

They were even more intimidating than the Tibetan mastiffs kept by old Mrs. Wang at the village entrance!

But Grandma Leopard was kind to me, just like my real grandmother in the human world.

She initially wanted me to help with cleaning and odd jobs, but unfortunately, I was clueless about this beast world.

Not only was I unhelpful, but I also caused quite a bit of trouble.

I tore up beast-skin scrolls while organizing bookshelves and nearly burned a hole through half the floor when I knocked over some potions...

Grandma Leopard was exasperated by my antics. In the end, she brought me before the Wolf Queen.

The Wolf Queen, seeing my curvy figure and good looks, was very pleased. She kept whispering to her maid beside her.

"This little human would make a good breeding vessel. She looks a bit simple-minded and naive though."

"That's fine. She's just for trying as a surrogate. It'll be easy to deal with her once we have a new princess."

Words like "breeding" and "new princess" were all foreign to me, so I paid no attention.

I only cared about what Grandma Leopard said - that if I slept in the wolf king's bed for one night, I'd be allowed to live here.

And so, I was happily led to Prince Zane's courtyard.

As soon as we arrived at the entrance, I saw a group of wolf beauties gathered there.

They were clearly unhappy about my arrival.

A silver wolf beauty even deliberately threw my luggage into the most remote corner of the courtyard.

It wasn't until evening that I first met the wolf prince.

He had a pair of fluffy wolf ears on his head, but his face was so handsome it was hard to look away!

"You... you're so handsome..." I blurted out.

Zane was taken aback, seeming to develop some interest in this human girl.

He leaned in to sniff me, then looked me up and down thoughtfully.

This scene infuriated the other wolf beauties in the courtyard.

From then on, they bullied me even more viciously.

If they weren't threatening to tear my throat out with their sharp fangs and claws,

They were putting all sorts of bugs in my food, leaving me unable to eat a proper meal for days.

The wolves mostly ate raw meat, which I really couldn't stomach as a human.

When I was so hungry I couldn't stand it anymore, I remembered what Grandma Leopard had said.

If I just slept in the wolf king's bed for one night, I could live on and have good food to eat.

So, I snuck into the prince's chambers late at night when all was quiet.

The room was empty, so I climbed straight into bed and under the covers.

Before long, Zane pushed open the door.

He walked in while undressing, heading straight for the bath.

Through the misty steam, I could only make out his muscular waist and the smooth lines of his muscles.

This was the first time in my life I'd seen a naked man!

I watched with a red face and pounding heart. Suddenly, he turned around.

I quickly ducked under the covers. I don't know how much time passed.

He stood by the bed, looking down at the small hill formed by the blanket.

"Come out." The voice from outside the covers was extremely intimidating.

I timidly poked my head out and patted the pillow beside me.

"Prince, shall we... shall we sleep together?"

Zane raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

"What's your name?"

"Lily," I answered honestly.

As he spoke, he seemed to be staring only at my mouth, his breathing gradually becoming heavier.

Then he turned and walked back to the bath, emerging again moments later.

His eyes were even redder than before, his breath ragged as if he was struggling to suppress something.

"I... I've been injured recently. There's an evil energy in my body that's hard to control."

"Lily, I want you now. Is that okay?"

Want me? What did he mean?

I was a bit dazed by his burning gaze.

"If I say yes, will you give me food? Will I be able to live?"

He chuckled softly and nodded.

Hearing there would be food, I immediately perked up.

"Then hurry up! I want to eat after you're done!"

The next second, I was pinned to the bed.

His kisses came like a storm, leaving me dizzy and feeling like I was melting into a puddle.

In my hazy state, he tore off all my clothes. Suddenly, intense pain jolted me back to reality.

I pushed against him hard.

"It hurts! I don't want to anymore. I don't need food!"

He gently kissed away my tears, whispering comforting words, but his movements only grew more fierce.

My words and struggles seemed to become his outlet for release.

"Be good, just bear with it a little. Relax and it'll feel better."

I sobbed in pain, but he seemed to have developed a taste for it, pressing down on me and going at it for a long time before finally stopping.

Afterwards, I clung tightly to his arm.

"You promised. I want food."

Zane stroked my head indulgently, looking thoroughly satisfied.

He immediately called for a table full of delicious food to be brought in.

And just like that, I, a human who had only arrived a few days ago,

Inexplicably became the first person to sleep with the wolf prince.