Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off novel Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Chapter 01: A Tiger on Top of Me?!

A suffocating weight crushed her chest.

A low growl rumbled beside her ear. Hot breath fanned across her skin, making her shudder as the strange heat spread down her spine.

Su Qinglan’s eyes snapped open, only to be met with golden eyes slit like a beast’s, staring right into hers.

And that face... so dangerously handsome it made her heart skip.

Bronzed skin, Wild black hair spilling over a face carved to perfection. Striped markings crawling down his shoulders like molten ink. Fangs slightly bared. His massive body caging her completely, like a predator pinning its prey.

Her mind was wrapped in a heavy fog, thoughts slipping away before she could grasp them. Heat coiled deep inside her, burning her from the inside out; every place his skin touched hers felt like it was on fire. Her heartbeat pounded in her ears...loud, fast and frantic.

Something inside her throbbed painfully, a deep, aching that made it hard to breathe.

Her lips parted, a scream rising in her throat, but before she could make a sound, the haze around her eyes thickened, and the world tilted.

She felt herself drifting and slipping in and out of consciousness like a small boat tossed on a stormy sea. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

And then... darkness swallowed her whole.

It felt like hours...before her eyes fluttered open again. A dim, cold light stabbed at her pupils. She blinked hard, trying to adjust, her lashes sticking together.

Every inch of her body ached, a deep, bone-deep pain, as if someone had smashed her skeleton apart and forced the pieces back together wrong.

Her head throbbed viciously. The moment she tried to push herself up, a bolt of pain shot through her, so sharp it stole her breath.

"Ugh—!"

Every muscle screamed in agony. And worse, she realized she was lying on a crude stone slab, covered only by a ragged, foul-smelling animal hide.

She tried to move again, but her legs trembled violently. Even... more important parts of her body throbbed painfully. And then...flashes of last night rushed into her mind.

Her eyes widened.

"Huh?! Wait—was that real?!"

Her pulse spiked. "Did... did I just get violated in some strange place?!"

Su Qinglan screamed. The ache in her body was proof enough that whatever happened wasn’t a dream.

"Bastard! Just because you’re handsome, who gave you the right to touch me?!" She spat through gritted teeth, her voice shaking with fury. She had never felt so humiliated in her life.

"Whoever you are... you’re dead meat. You messed with the wrong woman!"

Her fingernails dug into her palms so hard that blood welled up, but the sting only fueled her rage.

She swung her legs off the slab, every muscle protesting, but her rage burned hotter than the pain. She was going to find that man and demand answers, maybe even punch his teeth out.

But the moment she tried to stand, something strange happened.

A heavy, dragging weight pulled her down, making her stumble back onto the cold stone.

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