Mate of the Predator

"You should have known your limits, Elisha. If you didn't want to end up like this."

A trembling body, a pair of firm arms wrapped around it, a hazy head. A breath that escaped on its own, painful and sweet.

'Right now... this situation... how did it even come to this...?'

Elisha remembered. This was something that had never happened before.

'Right, that was it.'

A future where she became a fake mistress to a devil-like man, had the marrow sucked out of her, and died. A future where she was caught in the power struggle of the Catie ducal family and torn to pieces.

To avoid that future, Elisha threw herself at Lucerne, the enemy of the owner of her past life.

Yes. There was no problem. She already knew that this man was the most famous madman in the empire, both before and after her regression.

*

Elisha, 20 years old, is in debt for 30,000 gold coins, worth about 15 billion won.

After her regression, to avoid a life that would fall into ruin because of that debt, she goes to Lucerne, the most capable illegitimate son in the world and the enemy of the owner of her past life, a man of power.

"So what do you want from me?"

"Please lend me money. And... please take me in as one of your subordinates. I'll give you all the information I have."

"Why should I trust you?"

"I'll put myself up as collateral."

Lucerne looked at Elisha silently after hearing her words.

"Fine. But I'll decide how to handle the collateral."

"..."

"First, marry me."

"...Huh?"

Elisha did not know either. That the information trade would turn into a marriage contract.

So, using sleeping together as the basis, Elisha became his contract wife.