The Duchess's Hound

Hailisi never expected that the boy she had rescued and raised would kneel at her feet and deliberately try to seduce her.

She was a celebrated war hero, the only woman ever personally ennobled as a duchess by the king. Yet she was half human and half magical beast, and could barely control herself when her heat came over her.

One day, on a whim, she rescued a slave boy who had been abused for years in the arena. He had blond hair, blue eyes, and an astonishingly handsome face.

She taught him to read and wield a sword, and trained him into an excellent soldier.

But later, dressed in suggestive clothing, he kissed the arch of her foot. "I will serve you well. You can treat me like a male courtesan in a brothel and do whatever you want with me."

She looked down at him coldly. "I'm not interested in you."

She turned and ordered someone to send him away, never realizing she was personally pushing him into hell.

Five years later, a paladin named Shaliye appeared, handsome and captivating, and beloved by everyone.

Again and again, he seemed to appear by chance at Hailisi's side just when she needed him most, giving her whatever she needed while openly keeping his eyes fixed on her.

When he was near, Hailisi unexpectedly discovered that he could soothe the restlessness brought on by her heat.

But she knew he was deliberately trying to seduce her, and naturally wouldn't fall for it so easily.

Until one day, Hailisi caught the princess confessing her love to him. Only then did she realize how displeased she was. He certainly had a gift for seduction, but wasn't he trying to seduce far too many people?

Her beast tail teased him as she mocked, "If you want to seduce me, then you should see it through."

She was quite pleased with how obedient and well-behaved he was, and with his performance in bed.

Only later did she realize she had been fooled after all.

That steamy gaze held more than ardent love. It also concealed the watchful intent of a venomous snake.

Those perfect smiles he wore were nothing but a mask he had practiced in front of a mirror, day and night.

He tore through his beautiful human skin, revealing four blood-soaked wings and long, slender feelers. He shed his half-human form and transformed into an entirely new, unknown magical beast: a "monster."

What he wanted was to drag everyone into hell.

"I belong to you, but you can only belong to me."

P.S.:

The male lead is a virgin! But he's very weak at first, and has difficulty understanding emotions and doesn't understand human feelings. He'll grow stronger later, disguising himself as a "perfect human," a seemingly sunny puppy type, but he'll always be the female lead's dog~ The female lead is a strong, cool beauty who likes to be in control.

The story is mainly from the male lead's perspective early on, then switches to the female lead's perspective later.

Theme: Love is precious and hard to find, and cannot be divided.