I woke up and found myself transmigrated into my nemesis' doll. At first, I thought he was still a child at heart for keeping this. Then, I realized he was just unhinged. The doll's face looked just like mine.

And then the bigger surprise was that he was a beastfolk. Every night, he would torture me with his literal serpent tail. I eventually told him I knew what he was.

He imprisoned me on the bed and smiled at me gently. What came next were cruel words. "Since you already know, I'll drop the mask now. Tell me, do you want to use those toys or my tail?"

A Doll

"Dammit!" I slammed the file onto the table and plopped into my chair, disheveled. Another project snagged by that bastard, Nathaniel Gray!

He was my best friend when we were kids. We spent all the time together, but then he went overseas and took over his family's business after he came back. I took over my family's company at the same time.

The first thing he did was fight me for a project instead of catching up with me, though. Up until now, he'd sniped a lot of projects that should've been mine. I cursed him.

My assistant came in. "Mr. Gray's in the waiting room, ma'am."

That bastard had the nerve to see me? I laughed mirthlessly and stomped over to the waiting room. But before I went in, I kept my fury down and held up my composure, then I opened the door.

"You made it." Nathaniel was on the couch, his legs crossed loosely, and he gave me a smirk.

I clenched my teeth. "You should be celebrating, Mr. Gray. What are you doing at my dingy company? To offer your apology?"

"Apology?" Nathaniel's smirk turned into a mocking smile. "You're delusional." He stood up and approached me. "If you don't have the aptitude for management, Ms. Birch, I suggest you don't push yourself."

He stood before me and said coolly, "Hand me your company, and I'll make both our businesses stronger!"

That arrogance made me nauseous. My face fell, and I grabbed his collar in a huff. That made him bend down. "Don't get too cocky, Nathaniel. One of these days, I'll buy out your company!"

He chortled and breathed in my face. "Keep dreaming." He sneered in disdain. "Try your best."

My resentment burned until bedtime. I was in my bed, deep in sleep when a blinding light woke me up. That was curious. I wondered if I'd left the lights on. I wanted to hold my hand over my eyes, but then I realized something.

I couldn't move my arms!

And this room was obviously not mine!

A low, hoarse voice echoed right beside me. "Hey, babe."

I looked at the guy. He was wearing a towel around his waist, revealing his sturdy chest, with water droplets rolling down his skin. Nathaniel.

Questions

I did not expect him to have a nice body under his suit. He was dashing and had eight-pack abs. Then, Nathaniel lunged at me and rained kisses on my body. I could not even move.

All I could do was scream in my head, calling him a freak and telling myself to run.

He finally stopped, and he looked at me with a crazed expression. "You have no idea how happy I was today, babe. I'd never been so close to you, it nearly drove me mad! I was so close to pulling you into myself, and it took me everything to keep it down!"

He huddled even closer to me and took a deep whiff. "You smell nice, babe. I nearly let myself loose when I tasted your scent earlier in the day. It took me forever to get the exact same scent you wear. Praise me a little, eh?"

The rims of his eyes were red, and there was an obsession in his eyes. This wasn't the same man I saw during the day. Since I could not move a muscle, my senses were heightened considerably.

The moment Nathaniel pulled the blanket off and touched me, I realized something. I was naked. There was no fabric on my skin. Well, seeing Nathaniel humble himself before me was worth it.

He had someone he loved but couldn't get together with for some reason. That changed him into the dark, unhinged pervert he was now. The resentment I felt thanks to his attitude had vanished, replaced by pleasure.

So, even someone like him had something he could never get. I'd have laughed as loudly as I could, but I couldn't move, sadly.

Nathaniel was still staring at me. His hand caressed the corner of my eye, but his gaze was icy. "No, this isn't right…" he said, his gaze faraway. "She has a beauty mark here. Why don't you? You're not her…"

Then, he crushed my neck and turned it like it was an owl's head.

…

Oh God, this guy was crazy. My face was buried in the pillow, and the lack of air made breathing extremely difficult. This guy wasn't just unhinged. My heart was thumping crazily.

"Babe…" I could sense his ragged breathing swirling around my ears, and then my whole body was covered in something sticky. It was probably Nathaniel's drool.

'Ew, gross,' I thought.

Nathaniel pressed the back of my head, and his lips brushed against my neck. My soul was starting to quake. Wait a minute. If he was kissing my neck, why was there even more fluid drowning my body? If that wasn't his drool…

As if hearing my question, he turned my head back and kissed me with closed eyes. He greedily took in all of my scent.

Great, my head just did a perfect three-sixty. After he stood up, I saw the thing that'd been slithering all over me. It was slender and covered in silver scales. A serpent's tail.

Could it be? Nathaniel was a beastfolk?

Serpent's Tail

Beastfolk were on the lower end of society's hierarchy. If Nathaniel's beastfolk side was revealed to the public, his company would be in danger.

This was great news! I was delighted, and tears of joy streamed down my astral form's cheeks. Now I finally had dirt on him! Let's see him trying to snipe my projects now!

The serpent's tail slowly coiled around me. Its chilly sensation was the polar opposite of Nathaniel's warmth. A song of ice and fire.

"Babe." Nathaniel looked at me with burning eyes. "My tail wants to feel the warmth within."

Something cracked. I thought that was my leg.

…

Nathaniel's face was unusually flushed as his tail slithered around me with excitement. He caressed my cheek, but when his hand touched the corner of my eye, the look on his face shifted.

His expression was dark, and his lust was gone. The guy shoved me down on the ground, and I fell with a loud thud. I rolled around like a ball, and agony swam across my body.

God, I really wanted to curse him.

Right before darkness took my consciousness, he got off his bed and came to me. His gaze was still dark, and he kicked me. "You're nothing but a fake in the end. You'll never be like her."

…

The next morning, I was jolted awake and sat up on the bed, gulping in fresh air greedily. I wondered if that was all a dream.

And then waves of pain swept through my body. I got out of bed and hopped into the bathroom. My reflection showed a red mark on my neck, and around that mark were hickeys.

I slept naked, so I also saw bruises all over my body, especially near my joints. Goddammit!

Wait, if the bruises were real, did that mean what happened last night was real too? If that was the case, then my soul must've transmigrated into Nathaniel's doll and shared her senses.

Which also meant Nathaniel did have a girl he loved but couldn't get, and he was also a beastfolk!

Joy beyond any description filled my heart.

I jumped up and down with joy, laughing loudly. Finally, I could blackmail him! I charged right into his company to verify my guess."

His assistant stopped me. "Mr. Gray is in a meeting, Ms. Birch. You'll have to wait for a moment."

"Very well." I went to the waiting room, but Nathaniel did not show up for hours.

I shouted, "Hey, Nathaniel's assistant, come here!"

"How may I help you, Ms. Birch?"

Doubtful, I asked, "Are you sure he's in a meeting?"

The assistant adjusted his glasses, and a hint of nervousness flashed in his eyes.

"You lied to me?" How dare they play me like a fool!

The assistant shook his head. "I didn't! He told us not to disturb him! You can see him after he's—"

I was already dashing toward Nathaniel's office, and I kicked the door open with all my might.

What met my eyes shocked me. Nathaniel was sharing a kiss with a long-haired girl.