Chapter Thirty-three Thalina What will it be? What will it be? My eyes traveled over the shelves, lingering on each tantalizing, pussy-dripping options laid out before me. He had promised intense pleasure no matter which one I choose, but I was still confused. My hand moved almost on its own, reaching out to brush my fingers over a slim leather paddle, but then I hesitated, my gaze shifting to a set of silken bindings hanging nearby. Every choice felt like a promise, one he’d undoubtedly keep. I moved through the space between the shelves, with him following right behind me, and I lost concentration. Heck! Why did he have to follow me? Now I can’t pull my eyes away from his enormous cock that was still glistening with the remnant my cum, moving slightly with each step he took. Damn! I wanted that inside of me again, I wanted him to fuck… it was like I’d pass out did I didn’t get him to do that in the next minutes. “Take your eyes off my cock, and choose, Lina.” I coul
Chapter Thirty-four Thalina He chuckled darkly. “But don’t think you won’t get punished for holding back on me.” His breath grazed my neck as he leaned closer. “You don’t know what it did to me, seeing you come into my office, looking like that, knowing exactly what I wanted, how I wanted to put you in different positions… and having to wait.” His hand came down sharply on my ass, a stinging slap that jolted me forward. “God…” I gasped. “Apologize,” he commanded, his voice dripping with control, that I was left with no other choice than to do as told. “I… I’m sorry—” I barely got the words out before another smack landed on my bare skin, pulling a sharp gasp from my lips again. “That,” he growled, “is for keeping me from what I want.” Another sharp smack followed, and I could feel the length of his fingers and broadness of his hand making contact with my skin, hard and sharp. “And that’s for keeping yourself from what you want.” “Yes,” I breathed, my body arching insti
Chapter Thirty-five Thalina “Are you ready for more, my little slut?” “Yes… yes daddy.” I shuddered. With a swift move, he lifted me up the table, my legs wrapping instinctively around his hips as he pressed my back against the wall. The hard surface behind me only made every sensation more intense. His mouth found my neck, his teeth grazing over my skin, and I gasped, my head falling back as he held me firmly, his rhythm unrelenting. My hands tangled in his hair, pulling him closer, desperate to feel him as deeply as possible. He moved again, shifting us to the floor, his body blanketing mine as he settled between my legs. He raised my hand above my head, pinning it to the floor, and then leaning up to kiss my neck, my ear, until he got to my mouth again. He pressed his lips on mine, a deep owning kiss that made me lost in the passion of it all. “Hmm…” I breathed as he shoved into me with a punishing pace, his hips moving slowly against mine, his cock straining har
Chapter Thirty-six Talon Maverick “Solace." I couldn’t believe I’d said that to her. I’d always made a point of not making any woman feel special; they weren't worth that. But this time, I knew the word hadn’t just slipped out — it came from somewhere deep within me. She was my newfound solace, and I didn’t want it to be true. She was supposed to be just a woman to satisfy me when I needed, not someone who could burrow under my skin and make me break my own rules, make me feel and say things I’d never even said to Seraphina. I was slipping. Losing my grip, going past boundaries I’d set to cage the part of me I’d only shown to Seraphina — the part that paid the price with everything I once held dear. I couldn’t afford to let that happen again. Love? That was weakness. It wasn’t for a man like me. I opened the car trunk as she placed the shopping bags inside. There were about nine or ten, filled with dresses, bags, shoes — things I couldn’t believe I’d just bought for a woman
Chapter Thirty-seven Thalina I watched as Professor Maverick’s car disappeared down the road, the tail lights fading into the darkness. And yet, I stood there, with my pulse still racing, my body still tingling from the memory of his hands, his mouth, and the way he made me feel. The last few hours replayed like some fevered dream: his intimate hot touch at the Ford’s mall, the stolen passionate kisses by his car, the tension filling the air in the car, so thick between us it was hard to breathe. I couldn’t believe I was the girl who had just shared all that with a man who was practically a stranger, but it still felt right. He was a man who saw me, not just some wounded version of myself. My fingers tightened around the handles of the shopping bags, heavy with things he’d asked me to pick. I glanced down at them, barely able to believe it. How did I get here? How did I get to this point where I was being treated more special than I could have ever imagined. After Mom passed
Chapter Thirty-eight Talon Maverick The phone buzzed, yanking me out of the thoughts I wasn’t supposed to be having. I grabbed it off the nightstand, the screen flashing with my mother’s name. Great. Pack business, no doubt—something that could wait, in my opinion, but it never did with her. I slid a finger across the screen. “Mother.” “Talon,” she said in that tone that told me I didn’t have much of a choice in whatever she was about to say. “You need to come to the Royal castle. There’s a situation with the pack that requires your attention.” “Is it really necessary?” I fought to keep the impatience out of my voice. It wasn’t like her requests were optional, but a man could try. She was quiet for a second, maybe trying to decide how much of this I’d push back on. “Yes, Talon. It is necessary.” I pushed a hand through my hair, glancing at the door, my mind drifting back to Thalina once again. Yesterday at the mall, the way she looked at me… that damn dresses I’d bou
Chapter Thirty-nine Thalina Was this a dream? A twisted nightmare I could still wake up from? Or some cruel joke he thought would be funny? Because the man who just yesterday had told me I was different—the only one he’d ever wanted to kiss this badly—was right there, kissing someone else. Not just anyone. My roommate. The same man who asked me to sit on his face, who had looked at me like I was his sole obsession, was entangled with her now. How could he say all those things, make me feel so much, then betray me like this? But was it really a betrayal? Did I mean anything to him at all? My chest tightened, my heart twisting in that awful, familiar way. Just like when I’d walked in on Finn with Ember. Why did this keep happening to me? Was I not enough? Wasn’t I giving him everything he wanted? Or was it because of the contract? Because I wouldn’t sign? But no… even without signing, I’d been doing almost everything he wanted. Why did he have to do this? Tears pricked at my
Chapter Forty Talon Maverick My lips still burned from the brutal scrub after that terrible mistake I made, but the ache went deeper, clawing through my chest, digging into something I didn’t know could hurt this much. All from a single sight: Thalina stepping out of a sleek, tinted car just few steps from her dorm. The memory of her words slashed through me immediately—“I have a meeting with another professor.” Was that it? Was this him? Another man? Another professor? My jaw clenched. Was she cheating on me now? No. It wasn’t like this was some real relationship, for it to even be called “cheating.” But damn it, she had more pride than that, didn’t she? Jumping to someone else, right after… Why was I even here, lingering outside her place like a fool in love? I was no man to give in to such weak emotions. Why did I care if she walked off with someone else? And why couldn’t I just step out, confront her, demand the answers to the multiple questions disturbing by peace? “
Chapter Forty Talon Maverick My lips still burned from the brutal scrub after that terrible mistake I made, but the ache went deeper, clawing through my chest, digging into something I didn’t know could hurt this much. All from a single sight: Thalina stepping out of a sleek, tinted car just few steps from her dorm. The memory of her words slashed through me immediately—“I have a meeting with another professor.” Was that it? Was this him? Another man? Another professor? My jaw clenched. Was she cheating on me now? No. It wasn’t like this was some real relationship, for it to even be called “cheating.” But damn it, she had more pride than that, didn’t she? Jumping to someone else, right after… Why was I even here, lingering outside her place like a fool in love? I was no man to give in to such weak emotions. Why did I care if she walked off with someone else? And why couldn’t I just step out, confront her, demand the answers to the multiple questions disturbing by peace? “
Chapter Thirty-nine Thalina Was this a dream? A twisted nightmare I could still wake up from? Or some cruel joke he thought would be funny? Because the man who just yesterday had told me I was different—the only one he’d ever wanted to kiss this badly—was right there, kissing someone else. Not just anyone. My roommate. The same man who asked me to sit on his face, who had looked at me like I was his sole obsession, was entangled with her now. How could he say all those things, make me feel so much, then betray me like this? But was it really a betrayal? Did I mean anything to him at all? My chest tightened, my heart twisting in that awful, familiar way. Just like when I’d walked in on Finn with Ember. Why did this keep happening to me? Was I not enough? Wasn’t I giving him everything he wanted? Or was it because of the contract? Because I wouldn’t sign? But no… even without signing, I’d been doing almost everything he wanted. Why did he have to do this? Tears pricked at my
Chapter Thirty-eight Talon Maverick The phone buzzed, yanking me out of the thoughts I wasn’t supposed to be having. I grabbed it off the nightstand, the screen flashing with my mother’s name. Great. Pack business, no doubt—something that could wait, in my opinion, but it never did with her. I slid a finger across the screen. “Mother.” “Talon,” she said in that tone that told me I didn’t have much of a choice in whatever she was about to say. “You need to come to the Royal castle. There’s a situation with the pack that requires your attention.” “Is it really necessary?” I fought to keep the impatience out of my voice. It wasn’t like her requests were optional, but a man could try. She was quiet for a second, maybe trying to decide how much of this I’d push back on. “Yes, Talon. It is necessary.” I pushed a hand through my hair, glancing at the door, my mind drifting back to Thalina once again. Yesterday at the mall, the way she looked at me… that damn dresses I’d bou
Chapter Thirty-seven Thalina I watched as Professor Maverick’s car disappeared down the road, the tail lights fading into the darkness. And yet, I stood there, with my pulse still racing, my body still tingling from the memory of his hands, his mouth, and the way he made me feel. The last few hours replayed like some fevered dream: his intimate hot touch at the Ford’s mall, the stolen passionate kisses by his car, the tension filling the air in the car, so thick between us it was hard to breathe. I couldn’t believe I was the girl who had just shared all that with a man who was practically a stranger, but it still felt right. He was a man who saw me, not just some wounded version of myself. My fingers tightened around the handles of the shopping bags, heavy with things he’d asked me to pick. I glanced down at them, barely able to believe it. How did I get here? How did I get to this point where I was being treated more special than I could have ever imagined. After Mom passed
Chapter Thirty-six Talon Maverick “Solace." I couldn’t believe I’d said that to her. I’d always made a point of not making any woman feel special; they weren't worth that. But this time, I knew the word hadn’t just slipped out — it came from somewhere deep within me. She was my newfound solace, and I didn’t want it to be true. She was supposed to be just a woman to satisfy me when I needed, not someone who could burrow under my skin and make me break my own rules, make me feel and say things I’d never even said to Seraphina. I was slipping. Losing my grip, going past boundaries I’d set to cage the part of me I’d only shown to Seraphina — the part that paid the price with everything I once held dear. I couldn’t afford to let that happen again. Love? That was weakness. It wasn’t for a man like me. I opened the car trunk as she placed the shopping bags inside. There were about nine or ten, filled with dresses, bags, shoes — things I couldn’t believe I’d just bought for a woman
Chapter Thirty-five Thalina “Are you ready for more, my little slut?” “Yes… yes daddy.” I shuddered. With a swift move, he lifted me up the table, my legs wrapping instinctively around his hips as he pressed my back against the wall. The hard surface behind me only made every sensation more intense. His mouth found my neck, his teeth grazing over my skin, and I gasped, my head falling back as he held me firmly, his rhythm unrelenting. My hands tangled in his hair, pulling him closer, desperate to feel him as deeply as possible. He moved again, shifting us to the floor, his body blanketing mine as he settled between my legs. He raised my hand above my head, pinning it to the floor, and then leaning up to kiss my neck, my ear, until he got to my mouth again. He pressed his lips on mine, a deep owning kiss that made me lost in the passion of it all. “Hmm…” I breathed as he shoved into me with a punishing pace, his hips moving slowly against mine, his cock straining har
Chapter Thirty-four Thalina He chuckled darkly. “But don’t think you won’t get punished for holding back on me.” His breath grazed my neck as he leaned closer. “You don’t know what it did to me, seeing you come into my office, looking like that, knowing exactly what I wanted, how I wanted to put you in different positions… and having to wait.” His hand came down sharply on my ass, a stinging slap that jolted me forward. “God…” I gasped. “Apologize,” he commanded, his voice dripping with control, that I was left with no other choice than to do as told. “I… I’m sorry—” I barely got the words out before another smack landed on my bare skin, pulling a sharp gasp from my lips again. “That,” he growled, “is for keeping me from what I want.” Another sharp smack followed, and I could feel the length of his fingers and broadness of his hand making contact with my skin, hard and sharp. “And that’s for keeping yourself from what you want.” “Yes,” I breathed, my body arching insti
Chapter Thirty-three Thalina What will it be? What will it be? My eyes traveled over the shelves, lingering on each tantalizing, pussy-dripping options laid out before me. He had promised intense pleasure no matter which one I choose, but I was still confused. My hand moved almost on its own, reaching out to brush my fingers over a slim leather paddle, but then I hesitated, my gaze shifting to a set of silken bindings hanging nearby. Every choice felt like a promise, one he’d undoubtedly keep. I moved through the space between the shelves, with him following right behind me, and I lost concentration. Heck! Why did he have to follow me? Now I can’t pull my eyes away from his enormous cock that was still glistening with the remnant my cum, moving slightly with each step he took. Damn! I wanted that inside of me again, I wanted him to fuck… it was like I’d pass out did I didn’t get him to do that in the next minutes. “Take your eyes off my cock, and choose, Lina.” I coul
Chapter Thirty-two Thalina Tasting myself on his lips was dizzying, like a heady, forbidden wine that left me clinging to him. My fingers laced into his hair and then tighten around his neck as though he were the only solid thing in a storm. Every movement of his fingers inside me, the deliberate way they pressed against that sensitive spot, sent shivers racing across my skin, a raw, uncontainable desire igniting with every shift. When he paused, his lips barely brushing mine as he pulled back, frustration flared hot in my chest, an unsteady whimper slipping from me before I could stop it. A sly, knowing smile played across his face as he raised my legs, his fingers slipping under the waistband of my panties, teasing me. His gaze never wavered from mine, each second dragging as he slid the fabric down my thighs. He lifted them to his face, inhaling deeply, his eyes flickering dark with satisfaction. “God, that smell,” he muttered, his voice husky, and for a moment, I could onl