Chapter Sixty-five
Thalina
He loves me.
Professor Maverick loves me. He’s said it over and over again, his voice thick with raw emotion, his gaze holding the kind of affection I never thought I’d see directed at me. My heart felt like it could burst, and if I wasn’t already breathless from his confession, I would have let out the loudest squeal of my life. But before I could, he crushed his lips to mine, claiming me in the most breathtaking kiss I had ever experienced.
A kiss that was a testament to the love we shared. A kiss that held every single thing I had ever wished for. A kiss that made my knees weak and my toes curl in my shoes.
He kissed me like he wanted to melt into me, and I kissed him back with just as much need.
He was mine. Professor Maverick is mine—not Selina’s, not any other woman’s. Today was the best day of my entire life, and I didn’t care about the absence of a mate bond, didn’t care that I couldn’t feel my wolf calling to his like others could. Wha