She had transmigrated into a dark, R-19 novel, one where the monster duke, driven by the dragon blood flowing through his veins, periodically rampages, and can only be purified by sharing intimate bodily dialogue with his mate.

The problem was the ending of this story.
In the end, the duke fails to find his true mate, rampages, and the world is destroyed!
And on top of that, she was an extra, destined to have her holy power sucked dry by the fake mate until she died!
And she was supposed to accept that fate…

‘…Like hell I am!’

She staged a daring escape, only to land straight in the arms of the monster duke, who was on the verge of a rampage himself.

“I’ve come to make you an excellent offer. Now that I look, it seems you haven’t yet found your noble one.”
“Noble one?”
“Worry not! I will make sure your true mate…”
“I was under the impression that my mate had already been decided.”
“Master, that woman is a fake!”

By stubbornly insisting and digging in her heels, she barely survived and secured a place at the duke’s side.
All that remained was to use her knowledge of the original story to solve the duke’s rampage problem and find his true mate!
Lucy was confident.
Confident that in this dark and turbulent world, every bit as harsh as her past life, she could survive like a weed and escape.

* * *

…Or so she had thought.

“I’m hurt, Lucy.”

You said you’d help me find my true mate.
The duke’s lips curled as he whispered.

“As always, you’ll just have to purify me yourself.”
“…”
“Though this time, I’ll have to receive it properly.”

Just why is it turning out like this?!

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* * *

A dirt spoon, Noh Hyeji, whose resentment over not owning a home runs deep.

But now, she’s a Guide Spoon?!
Apparently, that’s what it means to be an S-Class contact-type Guide.
(She decided to forget the fact that she only scored an F in radiative guiding.)

After six relentless years of saving money while working as the exclusive Guide and secretary of Han Kanghyeon, the strongest S-Class Esper alive…

Ta-da! She’s pregnant!

〈 If Party A (Guide) becomes pregnant due to negligence in contraception, the contract is immediately terminated once Party B becomes aware of the pregnancy. 〉

〈 Party B may claim damages from the Party A for violation of this clause. 〉

No! My precious apartment!

She finally bought her lifelong dream, a Han River view apartment, with a 20% mortgage, only to face the possibility of it turning to nothing.

She doesn’t want to leave Kanghyeon for another Esper. It’s not that she’s particularly attached to the Director himself, she just likes his money.

Just when all seems lost, a loophole in the contract shines a ray of hope.

〈 Once Party B becomes aware of the pregnancy 〉

So as long as the Director doesn’t find out, it’s fine?

“It’s not your baby, Director.”
“…You had a boyfriend?”
“Yes.”
“……”

Defend the Han River view apartment at all costs!
But why does Hyeji’s desperate struggle to avoid contract termination keep spiraling out of control…?

*Setting/Genre: Contemporary

*Keywords: contemporary, fantasy, unexpected pregnancy, age gap couple, power dynamics, physical attraction before emotional, tsundere ML, sly ML, highly capable ML, cold FL, quirky FL, romantic comedy, explicit content

*Male Lead: Han Kanghyeon (26/32) – The current strongest S-Class Esper (psychic) specializing in mental abilities and Director of a private military company. Kind to everyone, yet guilty of never loving anyone.

*Female Lead: Noh Hyeji (20/26) – Kanghyeon’s exclusive S-Class Guide (tranquilizer) and S-Class secretary. She’s not the type to crumble under poverty or discrimination, but rather has a Zen-like detachment to everything… except for her passion for money.

*Recommended for: Those looking for a novel that perfectly balances seriousness and humor.

*Notable Quote:
“Is p***s size a contract condition too?”
The man raised his left hand and spread his fingers from thumb to pinky.
“Do I pass?”

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“Why, why did I have to return to this time…?”

She thought it was fortunate that she could return to the past, but… of all days, why did it have to be the day after she hit the peak of her dark history!
Changing her relationship with her husband and restoring her ruined reputation seemed utterly far out of reach.

‘The best course of action now is to just get divorced as soon as possible.’

Having returned to her previous life, she planned to divorce and start anew, except…
Her dark history of being a wicked wife keeps coming back to haunt her…

Nina Bayern (21 y.o.)
A highly selfish and self-centered person who fell in love with her husband, Ash, at first sight and went as far as blackmailing him to secure the marriage. She ended her life in loneliness but reincarnated into the modern world and lived a reformed life until she returned to the day after she reached the peak of her dark history.
After her return, she transformed into a warm-hearted, cheerful, and hardworking person.

Ash D. Bayern (25 y.o.)
An individual who volunteered to be the guardian of his nephew, the son of his late brother who genuinely cared for him despite being the child of a second wife. He was blackmailed into marrying his wife Nina but decided to continue their marriage for one more year.
He has a high sense of responsibility towards his nephew and a cold personality.

Keywords: #Romance_Fantasy #Regression_Story #Former_Villainess_Female_Lead #Tsundere_Male_Lead #A_Spoonful_of_Childcare #Grumpy_to_Sweet_Male_Lead

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“I heard the Count got scammed again?”
“She’s covering the debts her older brother borrowed?”

A family that indulges in luxury and pleasure despite their dire financial situation.

“If there’s no one to work, then you’ll have to do it yourselves! Laundry, cleaning—there’s nothing you can’t do on your own!”

She fights every day, trying to raise her young nephew properly.

“Still, Lady Devon is really something…”
“With a face like that, who would marry her? She already looks so mean.”

Thanks to that, rumors of her being an ill-tempered young lady have spread all over the capital.
Naturally, marriage is out of the question for her.

Then, a prince on a white horse appears before her.
No, rather, it’s the crown prince of the empire.

“Lady Courtney Devon, will you marry me?”

And he’s outrageously handsome!
Though suspicious of his intentions, Courtney quickly accepts this unexpected blessing.

However, she soon learns the truth about him.

“For having acted without your permission, Master, I would love to have my… my cxck stepped on… by your foot…”
“Crazy.”

The Crown Prince, her fiancé, Richard, is a pervert.
And not just any pervert—a completely irredeemable one.

*Setting/Genre: #EuropeanAmbiance #Fantasy #CourtRomance

*Story Keywords: #DomFL-SubML #BDSM #Royalty/Nobility #CinderellaStory #MarriageBeforeLove #SweetRomance #RomanticComedy #HighIntensity #ForwardML #PlayfulML #GentleML #AffectionateML #SeductiveML #PassionateML #SecretlyInLoveML #DevotedML #InnocentML #PoliteML #BigPuppyML #QuirkyML #OrdinaryFL #InnocentFL #FeistyFL #SoftOnTheInsideFL #GirlCrush #EasygoingFL

*Male Lead: Richard – Crown prince of the empire. Behind his beautiful appearance and kind manners lies a dangerous taste.

*Female Lead: Courtney – Daughter of Count Devon. Despite her poor circumstances, her family’s reckless behavior has made her prickly.

*When to Read: When you want a (safe and consensual) domFL-subML BDSM story.

*Quote: “There’s no need to overthink it. After walking out that door and coming back in, I will obey every word you say. If you tell me to lick your shoes, I shall lick them. If you tell me to crawl, I shall crawl.”

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It had been an unhappy life.

Despite possessing the power of purification, Irene was deemed the lowest rank, never having received anyone’s love or acceptance in her short life. Even in her final moments, she died alone and lonely, yet strangely, she found herself back in the past.

And not just any past but right before meeting her husband, Michael, the man she had ruined.

‘This is the first mistake I must correct in this life. That is…not getting involved with Michael.’

*

However, Michael seemed peculiar.

“I… I need you. Please purify me.”

He asked for purification first.

A paladin, this holy man, comes to me every night.

“Irene. My pair. My wife. Tonight, I want to be cleansed by you. Long and slow.”

You were definitely a paladin in a previous life who wouldn’t even lay a finger on me, right?

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