Chapter 1The Succubus Awakening
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After turning eighteen, I awakened as a succubus.
My childhood friend signed a Master-Servant pact with me, but he refused to feed me.
I crawled onto his bed in the middle of the night.
"Julian, I'm hungry..."
He pushed me against the wall, his voice full of hostility.
"Can't you control yourself? Don't act like an animal."
He moved out and locked me in the dorm.
But he didn't know—
That night, his bad-tempered roommate came back.
"Come here. I'll feed you."
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Hungry.
So hungry I was about to lose consciousness.
I didn't even hear the sound of the door unlocking.
Curled up on Julian's bed, hugging his shirt, I frantically inhaled his scent.
The bed curtain was yanked open.
"Hey, Julian, what are you..."
I retreated two steps, shoulder pressed against the wall, looking warily at the intruder.
It was Julian's roommate. His family was loaded, and he had a terrible temper.
Xander was startled too.
"Whoa? Sister, who are you?"
Seeing I didn't speak, he closed the curtain for me, lowering his voice.
"Unbelievable. Bringing someone back to the dorm, Julian."
He walked further away, calling Julian's name everywhere.
He thought Julian was still in the dorm.
Actually, Julian had left long ago.
He dumped me here alone.
Xander circled the room, found no one, leaned against the door, and called Julian.
"Turned off?" He looked in my direction. "What's the situation?"
I knew Julian had turned off his phone.
Because I called him many times.
At first, he declined, then he turned it off.
A moment later, Xander came back helplessly. He rested his hand on the bed rail, tapping twice lightly.
"Sister, let's negotiate. Can you go stay somewhere else?"
But I smelled the aroma of food.
This kind of aroma, I had only smelled on Julian before.
I put down the clothes in my hand and slowly moved to the edge of the bed.
Through the gap in the curtain, I saw Xander standing below.
"Logically, I'm a guy, I should go out and let you stay. But I'm broke right now. No money means gender equality. I don't want to sleep on the street. Besides, this is my dorm. Blame my dad for kicking me out..."
Xander's hand. Long fingers, distinct knuckles.
I slowly opened my mouth.
"Ah—"
Xander screamed as I bit him.
"Sorry, I was hungry."
I was embarrassed.
Xander pinched his wrist, looking up at me, frowning.
"Hunger is one thing, but don't bite me."