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Chapter 2

Auteur: Vera
“What?” Theodore stared at me blankly.

I gave him a sweet smile.

“A dream you can't escape until you've got the perfect peach butt. That's the answer.”

“...”

Theodore looked like he was about to lose it.

“Why would I help a girl work on that?”

I shrugged.

“That's your problem.”

I turned back to the mirror and studied my body, figuring out how long it would take to hit my goal.

Theodore had no choice but to accept it, though he still looked confused.

“Why the sudden interest?”

“I want the perfect body.”

Theodore looked at my reflection in the mirror.

His gaze traveled from my shoulders and neck to my waist, then down my long, honey-toned legs.

It was a naturally beautiful body. It clearly didn't need any work.

But if that was what I wanted, he'd help me get it.

Theodore had to get this mess over with fast.

“Fine. I'll help you.”

Theodore frowned at my reflection, clearly unhappy about being forced into this.

Annoyed, I pushed my way out from between his arms.

“Then let's get started. The sooner we finish, the sooner this dream ends.”

“My thoughts exactly.”

Theodore caught that scent again.

He turned around after me, his expression unreadable, though his Adam's apple bobbed.

After that, our training sessions in the dream officially began. It was our little secret.

In real life, Theodore and I were still strangers.

It happened one day after class.

Amanda and her new best friends blocked my way.

“Well, look at that. Nerdy little Freya is finally showing some curves.”

“Curves like that can't be natural. She must've gotten fillers.”

I pushed Amanda away. She reeked of perfume.

“Back off. Your perfume's choking me.”

Amanda lunged at me with her sharp, manicured nails.

“Who are you trying to fool, you frumpy little nobody? You're only dressing up to steal Isaac from me, aren't you?”

She had her friends surround me, then Amanda pulled down her collar.

“Look. These are all the sweet little marks Isaac left on me. Don't even think about taking him from me.” I had no interest in looking at those gross hickeys, and I was sick of her harassing me.

I was seriously considering fighting all three of these idiots right then and there.

“Tsk. What's all the noise?”

A male voice cut in. It was Theodore! How much had he heard?

He walked over with a cold expression and stopped right in front of me.

“Move.”

Amanda gave him a fawning smile.

“Theodore, we were just...”

“I said move!”

Theodore ignored her and turned to me.

“How many hours until we're supposed to go to bed?”

Huh? Since when does our college have a bedtime? I just gave him a rough estimate based on when I usually went to sleep.

“...About six hours?”

“Okay.”

Theodore's fearsome reputation preceded him. All he had to do was stand there, and Amanda and her friends got the hint and scattered.

I was about to thank him for bailing me out.

But when I looked up, he was glaring at me.

What is his problem?

He's the one who came over here, isn't he?

Since he wasn't going to say anything, I just walked away like we were strangers.

When I walked away without looking back, Theodore shoved aside a teammate who approached him and stormed off toward the training facility.

Only one thought filled his head.

She played me! She's been working on that peach butt for some other guy!

Behind him, one of Theodore's teammates called out, “Wait! Theodore, you went out of your way to bail her out, didn't you?

“And what was with that weird bedtime question? You like that girl?”

“Shut up. I just took a wrong turn.”
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