Chapter 4

Raymond was a natural playboy. Even when he was pursuing Cora, he was still hooking up with other girls, showing no signs of restraint.

Aside from being an Alpha heir, his status as the captain of the rugby team made him irresistible to many girls.

On the day he confessed to me, I'd told him that I'd agree to be his girlfriend—only if he'd stop hanging out with other women.

He agreed, but that promise slipped his mind the moment he left. Hot women were still seen riding in his sports car every single day.

I had no choice but to endure it, afraid that saying one word too many would make him despise me.

It wasn't until I learned his ulterior motive that I finally had leverage over him.

I stopped demanding Raymond to keep his distance from other women.

Whenever he hung out with other women, I wouldn't make a scene. I would simply go back to the library to study.

And then, in the next set of exams, my scores would shoot up the ranks.

If he thought winning me over would make me fall behind, he was wrong. He'd completely underestimated the strength of a genius.

Whether I ranked first or not was never up to him—it was always my choice. I'd only given up first place to please him.

After this happened several times, Raymond finally noticed I'd been upset. To keep me from studying, he began deliberately avoiding all the women around him—even Cora, the one he absolutely adored.

As long as I was the only one around Raymond, my grades steadily dropped.

Now, the best time of his life was all mine to take.

However, Cora eventually lost it.

"Raymond, why do you keep avoiding me? It's one thing to pretend in front of Adeline, but now she's not even here. Why are you still pushing me away?

"Have you forgotten our bet? Don't tell me you actually fell for that ugly woman!"

"Can't you see I'm only doing this for our bet?" Raymond said, trying to placate her. "Every time I get close to another girl, she runs off to study. Do you think I enjoy looking at her ugly face every day?"

"And where were you those few days after the exams?" Cora questioned. "What were you and that shameless woman doing together in the hotel for so long?"

Of course, we were doing what any other adult werewolf would do.

After the exams were over, Raymond became oddly clingy.

We stayed holed up in a hotel room for several days, having sex nonstop. We tried every single position, leaving traces of our bodily fluids across the whole room.

I knew he'd acted this way because the bet was nearing its end. Soon, we'd be going our separate ways.

I was willing to pretend to be oblivious, to give our relationship the perfect ending.

But I'd severely underestimated the stamina of a werewolf with a noble bloodline.

In those last few days, I'd stopped him several times only to be pulled back into bed. Once he was in the shower, I quickly slipped out of the hotel.

Now, as Cora grilled Raymond, he fell silent. He couldn't tell her the full truth.

But she clearly knew what happened between us. Wiping her tears away, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply.

This time, he didn't pull away.

I watched as their lips locked in a fervent kiss, silently counting down in my head.

Raymond had always been an aggressive kisser. He liked trapping his partner in his arms, forcing their jaws slack then driving his tongue in deep. He wouldn't stop until it felt like he'd drained the last bit of air from their lungs.

When they finally broke apart, panting, I opened the door.