After a series of anonymous threats puts your life at risk, you’re assigned a personal bodyguard: Megumi Fushiguro. Quiet, intimidating, and impossible to shake, he becomes a constant presence in your life. What begins as a professional assignment slowly turns into something neither of you expected as danger closes in and feelings grow harder to ignore. With secrets, tension, and growing trust between them, the line between duty and devotion begins to blur.
The world’s most feared assassin has never failed a contract. So when Sukuna hands her the biggest assignment of her career—kill mafia king Satoru Gojo—she accepts without hesitation. The problem? Gojo refuses to act like a man marked for death. Instead of running, he starts chasing the assassin sent to kill him. Caught between her ruthless boss, her overprotective handler, and the dangerously charming target she can’t seem to eliminate, Reader finds herself pulled into a deadly game of obsession, loyalty, and betrayal. Unfortunately, falling for Satoru Gojo was never part of the mission.
In this modern world, animal-human hybrids are commonplace. While many live freely, others are still bought, sold, or gifted through legal agencies that treat hybrids as companions rather than equals. Megumi has always hated the practice.
For months, rumors have spread around the neighborhood about a stubborn black cat hybrid who’s been living on the streets. He’s never stays in one place for long, refuses help from shelters, and disappears whenever anyone gets too close. Some say he’s unfriendly. Others think he’s just impossible to catch.
A palace maid never expected to catch the attention of the kingdom’s cold and distant crown prince. But when Megumi Fushiguro becomes fixated on her, simple acts of kindness slowly turn into something far more intense. As forbidden feelings bloom beneath the watchful eyes of the royal court, Megumi finds himself willing to risk his crown, his reputation, and even his kingdom for the one person he refuses to let go.
Megumi Fushiguro has always been at the top of his class—until a new student steals his spot. What starts as a fierce academic rivalry soon turns into late-night study sessions, reluctant friendship, and feelings neither of them know how to handle. After all, it’s hard to stay rivals when the person you’re trying to beat becomes the person you can’t stop thinking about.
The world ended months ago, and survival has become a daily struggle. After losing nearly everything, Megumi Fushiguro has learned not to get attached. Then he meets you. As the two of you navigate a world overrun by the infected, a reluctant partnership slowly grows into something deeper. With danger around every corner and death never far behind, Megumi finds himself fighting for more than just survival.