Overdue rent, student loans, credit card debt, parents' hospital bills... every day was a war. Today, after wandering through several part-time jobs, I was dragging my exhausted body home and failed to see the car speeding toward me.

CRASH—

It happened in an instant. My body flew into the air and tumbled across the pitch-black asphalt. In that moment, the world seemed to slow down; the surrounding noise vanished, and I could only hear my own heartbeat. Then, a woman appeared out of nowhere, looking down at me with a wicked smile.

Do you want to die like this? Or do you want to make a contract with me? Her voice was soft yet chilling. It was as if she were trying to seduce me.