By Zephyria 
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In the middle of the Mediterranean. Inside a pub operated by a massive cruise ship, a man with a hat pulled low was leisurely enjoying a drink. The dim lighting, pleasant jazz music, and the low hum of people’s conversations created a peaceful atmosphere.
At the table right next to the man, he heard a welcome native tongue. They were deep in conversation in familiar Korean, their voices growing heated with excitement.
“I’m used to the Emperor’s face. So, is this the concubine? The Grand Imperial Concubine? Wow, incredible. He’s really beautiful.”
“He is beautiful, but isn’t it just ridiculous? Who has a concubine in this day and age? It’s basically legalized cheating.”
“Is he the same as us? He’s the Emperor. Well, I mean, the concubine system existed after the establishment of the Korean Empire, but they never actually took anyone. The Emperors only had an Empress; no one ever took a concubine.”
“But our Emperor doesn’t have an Empress. Won’t this person just become the Empress eventually?”
“I thought it was a political marriage because his family is on bad terms with the Imperial Family, but maybe not? Look, the Emperor is rushing over with a look of madness in his eyes. Isn’t this guy’s face getting wrecked? How can someone grab a face like that?”
“If he did that to my Omega, I would’ve done the same. I would’ve killed him. Let alone the Emperor’s concubine…”
The man found himself unusually interested in the conversation of a few people using the Emperor and the Imperial Family as appetizers for their gossip. Perhaps it was because they were fellow Koreans. No matter which country one visits, people are always busy badmouthing their own imperial or royal families. However, it would be a stretch to call their conversation “badmouthing.”
Had the Emperor’s concubine, who had been hidden away like a precious treasure, finally been revealed? Out of idle curiosity, the man approached them. Usually, the faces of the Emperor’s concubines are not disclosed; why was he being revealed now? While the Empress is revealed to the press alongside the Emperor, concubines are not.
Since the Joseon era, there had been only one Grand Imperial Concubine in the country, so there was no real precedent. The man himself had experienced all sorts of things while running a cruise and travel business his whole life, but this was a first. That was why he was curious.
“Was the Emperor’s concubine revealed?”
“Ah, no. Not officially. They went on a trip together and were caught in someone else’s video. The Imperial Family took down all the videos, but screenshots of the Grand Imperial Concubine’s face are circulating. Want to see?”
“Really?”
“Right here.”
It was worth overcoming his embarrassment to strike up a conversation. He didn’t check his phone often and had been on the ship lately, so he hadn’t known about this issue. Regardless, it was lucky to be able to see the Grand Imperial Concubine’s face.
Since his business often involved treating high-ranking people, there was no harm in knowing the face, so the man excitedly checked the image of the Grand Imperial Concubine they presented.
“…Eh?”
However, the moment he saw the Grand Imperial Concubine’s face, the man’s expression instantly contorted.
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This is my first time seeing a Dominant Alpha in rut. Therefore, I have never actually seen an Alpha in the state of knotting. And yet, I could tell instantly. I knew that the thing currently before my eyes—Joo Min-hyeok’s—was slowly preparing to knot.
The Alpha’s genitals, preparing for knotting as they began to swell from the root with terrifying veins popping out, were a sight of pure horror. It was different from how it looked a moment ago. The veins, pulsing strongly, moved visibly, possessing a presence so strong it felt as if they would answer if spoken to.
Why did it get even bigger? I couldn’t think of a single other sentence. It might be hard to believe, but if anyone else had seen that with me, we would have thought the same thing, and they would know that my reaction was perfectly normal.
There are those cringeworthy lines that always appear whenever I read novels. Lines like, ‘How can something like that be attached to a human body?’ or ‘That can’t possibly fit inside,’ repeated so often they felt cliché and stale, making me scoff every time I read them.
I thought the authors who set the size that large were insane. And yet, here I am, facing the protagonist of those lines in person. Those lines weren’t cliché or nonsensical. I had never seen an Alpha’s penis before knotting, but the descriptions in the novels were true.
If that enters me, it won’t be beautiful intercourse with a loved one; it will be an assassination. This is at the level of an assassination. It can’t fit, and even if it does, I’ll be torn apart and suffer internal damage. Oh, no. This is too terrible.
“Excuse me, Your Majesty.”
“You’re wet enough, but your ass is so small that I don’t think it’ll go in easily.”
“…What? No, then don’t put it in.”
“I’ll put it in in several stages… Huh? What kind of crazy talk is that, Grand Imperial Concubine? After getting me this excited, what are you saying now? I’m in rut.”
I can tell you’re in rut just by looking, and the crazy talk is coming from you. What do you mean, “in several stages”?
“And you know this because you’ve studied it. An Alpha’s penis during rut doesn’t go down once it’s excited. Do I really have to be the one to say this embarrassing thing?”
Shut up! Don’t pretend to be shy while you’re out of your mind. I’m horrified just thinking about what’s about to happen. Come to think of it, my life is so unfair. In my previous life, I spent my time sick and died young, and in this life, I’ve become an Omega concubine, a fate I never asked for.
I don’t have a terminal illness in this life, but after spending my whole life being cursed at and walking on eggshells, I’m about to die because my bottom is being punctured by this man’s penis. How shameful and unfair will it be even after death? While thinking all sorts of things about Joo Min-hyeok’s massive member, I ended up imagining my own funeral and unconsciously began to sob.
Joo Min-hyeok, who had been rubbing his penis—now fully prepared to knot—and kissing my neck, looked up in surprise at the sudden sobbing. He had been so far gone that even his gaze had changed, but for a brief moment, I saw the Joo Min-hyeok I knew. Is my crying that effective? I should have cried sooner.
“But it’s getting even bigger. The shape is weird.”
“It’s not weird; it’s because of the knotting. Are you that scared? It’s okay. It’s because it’s your first time. You’ll get used to it.”
Stop saying it’s okay. It’s easy for you to say since you’re not the one receiving it. A wave of sorrow washed over me, and I covered my face with my hands to stop the tears that were suddenly pouring out.
“Can’t I just put mine in instead?”
“…What?”
I couldn’t see Joo Min-hyeok’s face because my hands were covering my eyes, but the absurdity in his voice was clearly conveyed.
“Mine. I think it would be more rational to put mine into Your Majesty. Mine is much small… Anyway, that way Your Majesty won’t hurt, and I won’t hurt either…”
I cannot admit that my penis is small. It’s not small because I’m an Omega; no matter how you look at it, I’m the normal one. That’s right. Right now, Joo Min-hyeok is excessively abnormal. Joo Min-hyeok let out a short sigh, forcibly pulled my hands away from my face, and tried to soothe me while barely clinging to the thread of his reason.
Suddenly, a fresh scent filled the air. Joo Min-hyeok’s pheromones felt much stronger. He was intentionally releasing more pheromones to calm me down. Separate from the strange sense of stability I found as the pheromones spread, my body had an immediate reaction.
Intoxicated by the scent, my body felt uplifted, and stimulation began as if my entire body had become an erogenous zone. I had felt Joo Min-hyeok’s pheromones before, but strangely, it felt a bit different. Why does it feel like I’m getting wetter down there, and why am I so hazy? It’s definitely different from before.
“Let’s try it this time, and if it hurts, we’ll do it your way. I promise.”
“…Really?”
I couldn’t trust him at all, but I asked anyway. However, seeing that smirk, I could tell he had no intention of keeping such a promise from the start. Well, once knotting begins inside, it can’t be pulled out. But as my body grew increasingly languid, these stray thoughts were gradually disappearing from my head. Other thoughts diminished, and my body felt only Joo Min-hyeok’s pheromones.
“You’re relaxing a bit, right?”
“…Yes. Ngh.”
Joo Min-hyeok didn’t let me argue any further. In truth, for a Dominant Alpha in rut, he had been quite patient in dealing with my tantrums for a long time. Any other Alpha would have lost it by now; I could almost applaud his patience.
However, it seemed that patience had finally run out, as Joo Min-hyeok began to rub his penis against my hole. As the tickling sensation and the pheromones poured in together, my mind became hazy, and I completely set aside all other thoughts.
“Cha Hae-joo, ha, your pheromones are seriously driving me crazy.”
Joo Min-hyeok’s hand, which had been holding mine, moved down to my buttocks and gripped both cheeks tightly. After repeating a cycle of lightly slapping and squeezing, he spread my buttocks apart to widen the entrance of the hole.
“Do you know something? Your body is all lean, but this is where you have the most flesh. Did all the food you ate go here? Hmm? What did you do to your butt cheeks to make them this soft? Do you manage them separately? It makes me want to bite them.”
“…Shut your mou— Gasp!”
But the one whose mouth was shut was me, not Joo Min-hyeok. Joo Min-hyeok’s thickly swollen penis pushed into me without a shred of mercy. It was a shock that felt like my internal pressure spiked instantaneously. After catching his breath for a moment, Joo Min-hyeok pushed further inside me.
And the moment Joo Min-hyeok’s penis filled me completely, my pheromones erupted explosively. Even while it was hard to breathe due to the pressure, I couldn’t help but wonder at the unknown phenomenon. It was accurate to say that my blocked pheromones were released as if they had burst. As my consciousness faded, I felt as if my sense of self was disappearing. My first Heat had begun.