Taming the Incubus

Serena showed up at the office door carrying a vacuum flask.

She was the adopted sister of Ray Simonds, the male lead, and she had just come back from overseas.

"Arnold, I heard you've been sick and haven't come to work all week. Are you okay?"

The comments exploded.

[Rich bad boy meets soft, innocent girl. Yep, that's the vibe we signed up for.]

[The female lead is finally here! Look at her, so delicate and gentle. She's nothing like Eva, who can go ten rounds with Arnold.]

[It's obvious now. Arnold acts normal around Serena, but he turns feral with Eva. That's love. You hide the crazy for the one who matters.]

I rolled my eyes.

They were making it look like he was barely hanging on. I was the one with the actual crisis here!

"Eva, what are you standing there for?"

Arnold didn't even look up from his documents when he ordered me around.

Remembering that my deal for getting out of the basement was becoming Arnold's assistant, I quickly reached for the vacuum flask in Serena's hands.

Serena shot me a look but still forced a smile and handed it over.

For some reason, the big boss was upset again.

Seeing that I was about to guide Serena to the couch, he strode over, grabbed me by the back of my collar, and growled at me through clenched teeth.

"I told you to send her away. I didn't tell you to carry her things. Is that how you do your job as a personal assistant? Go, make her leave. Do it like a proper lady of the house."

Was he crazy?

I wasn't a mind reader. If he didn't say it clearly, how was I supposed to know?

The comments were just as confused.

[What's happening? Isn't Arnold supposed to fall for the innocent heroine at first sight, feel "dirty" because of Eva, go home, scrub himself raw, and beg Serena not to judge his past? Why does it look like he's mad that Eva isn't jealous?]

[Relax. Arnold just hasn't realized he's in love with Serena yet. Once he does, he won't even look in Eva's direction.]

[Arnold is stressing himself out. One minute, he's terrified his girl will run, and the next, he's scared she'll shove him at someone else. Why am I suddenly shipping Arnold and Eva? Why aren't they the endgame?]

As if I'd ever be paired with someone so messed up!

I rubbed my neck and walked up to Serena.

"Um, Mr. Wright is busy today. You should come back tomorrow."

But she wouldn't give up and pushed past me. "I just want to say a few things to Arnold."

"Don't, please."

For my sake.

I grabbed her arm in a panic, and only then realized that for someone who looked fragile, she had a surprising amount of strength.

When she shook me off, her heel slipped, and she fell backward.

At that exact moment, the door opened, and another tall figure stepped inside and caught her smoothly.

"Serena, didn't I tell you not to cause trouble for Arnold?"

The comments went berserk.

[Oh, wow! The male lead is here! This is where Eva falls for Ray at first sight and later goes after Serena like it's her life's mission, which is how Ray and Arnold make her lose her mind eventually.]

[The funniest part is that Ray is also a pureblood incubus, and he's actually the bonding match Eva's family picked for her. Peak love-triangle chaos.]

[So the main characters are doing the incest route? That's wild!]

So Serena was the only normal human in this story?

But after reading the part about losing my mind, I decided I'd better not mess with her.

I rushed over to help Serena up.

And then, I looked up to see Ray right in front of me.

Oh, dear. He was handsome in a dangerous way.

The man was around six feet two, with perfect legs and a narrow waist.

If I still had a tail, it would've been sweeping the floor like a broom.

Serena hit the jackpot. She actually landed two hot guys.

This wasn't fair. Why did she get everything? Couldn't I have just one?

Evil thoughts exploded in my brain, completely out of my control.

I blurted out, "What's your name? Can I call you 'honey'?"

Before the last word even finished, a furious voice rang out behind me.