Chapter Five
Talon Maverick Working undercover at a college with my kind of status could be tiring, boring, and sometimes overwhelming, but a few pussies here and there were all I needed to get back into the rhythm. And these women… they were always willing to give in to me. Who would taste my cock and not want to have it again? Absolutely no one. Jayden, my beta, and my right-hand man always did an excellent job finding ladies who knew exactly how to please me with every part of their body. But today’s selection was quite exceptional, I must say. She was perfect. She was everything I had been looking for. When I first saw her, I thought she looked too small, too innocent for what I had in mind. I don’t go easy on women I fuck... No. I was going to pay them for it, so why not take what I wanted, as hard as I wanted it? I thought she was too small for that. But she surprised me, taking more than I ever expected. The way her tongue wrapped around me, slow and deliberate, sent shivers down my spine. God! She was too good. I used to just pleasure these women, and then enjoy the way they struggled to walk after I was done with them, but with her... it was different. She made my cock twitch with excitement just being near her. I had never felt such an overwhelming urge to fuck a woman, to please her in ways I’d never cared to before. In the past, the most I did was work my fingers through them before getting to the main business. But with her, I couldn’t stop myself from burying my face between her legs. The way her pussy clenched around my fingers... I couldn’t resist tasting her. I completely lost control, and I didn’t regret it. She tasted so good! She had awakened something in me. Something I couldn’t shake. Something I would love to keep feeling. Her innocence made the whole thing so much more exhilarating and interesting. There was something about corrupting that sweetness that excites me. I wanted to draw out the hunger she had buried deep within, the hunger that I could feel from the moment I set my eyes on her. The way she stares at my cock, it made me want to pin her down and fuck the shit out of her. It was a game I was used to playing, but this one felt different. She was different. I want to put her in different positions right in my office and fuck her so hard, but I couldn’t finish. Not the way I wanted. Before the song notifying for the next lecture came on. Bad timing! I had a rule, and it was never to have any lady twice. I do whatever I wanted to do once, and move to the next lady ready for me. But for her… I wanted to have her again. I didn’t care about no rule at moment. All I could think about as I motioned for the lecture room was her… I had never had to think about any lady I’d had before. I just did whatever I had to do, and it ends there. But for her, it was different. I couldn’t shake off the thoughts of her, and it left me craving for more. I made a quick calculation of how many days and hours were left before the weekend. I couldn’t wait, the thought of seeing her again burned fiercely hard in my mind. No one… no one has ever made me feel this much excitement to see them after Seraphina. But this girl… something about this girl was interesting. The next time I see her, there’d be no interruptions. It’d be in my villa, where I’d have her all to myself. I would savor every moment, every sensation, with no constraints. Walking into the lecture room, I shoved the thoughts of her to the side, trying to take some minutes to focus on the task at hand. I could be all about cunts and sex, but when it came time to work, I knew just how to focus- or at least, I thought I did. “Good morning, Professor Maverick.” The students greeted. I was Professor Maverick in the college, but Alpha Talon Maverick Ashford in my villa, and at the castle. I was feared by everyone even without them seeing me. Just my name sends everyone trembling with fear… That was something I love, something that was passed down from my father. The fear, the dominance, the ruthlessness, the control- these were parts of our family’s legacies. Except the kingdom councils, Royal workers and my family, which was just mother, my little sister and brother, no one knew who I was. The Royal workers had been made to sign a contract of confidentiality, anyone who is found breaching the contract would be executed. My identity was meant to be protected and kept a secret. That was what I want. I commanded great power without being seen, I couldn’t wait to see the look of fear on their faces when they eventually get to know that I was the alpha, and I had been around them all along. I nodded at them. “Morning, students.” I had a tough time adjusting to how things work at the school as I never for once thought I would have to work undercover, especially not in a college I own. The way things were done here wasn’t suitable for me. Not a bit. The lack of luxuries—no maid to tend to my needs, no guards to watch over me—was grating. But I had to endure this... for my pack, for my kingdom. The soothsayer had foretold a doom beginning here, threatening to engulf the entire kingdom. I couldn’t let that happen, not after everything I’d sacrificed for this realm. I had watched my father die protecting his people and vowed to safeguard the kingdom until my last breath. Many call me ruthless, wicked, cruel—but such traits are necessary to ensure the kingdom’s security. With a threat looming over us, there was no chance I would let it come to pass. Whoever it is that’s plotting against my kingdom has to pay, and in the most brutal way possible. The soothsayer advised that I stopped it before it happens, and one of her biggest warnings was to never let my guards down. She specially warned not to get involved with anyone from the school, especially not the students, as every single person was a suspect. I looked up at the students, ready to begin the lecture. “So, for today, the topic of study will be…” I was cut off by the creaking sound of the door, which left me surprised. No student had ever been late to my class as they found it interesting, and they were most times in the class before me. Who could this be? I turned to the door and my heart skipped a beat when I saw her, momentarily losing track of the lecture I was about to give. What was she doing here? The realization struck me when I saw the books she was holding to her chest, but it was too difficult to believe. Wasn’t she one of those sluts that gets paid to get fucked? I thought Jayden had sent her. I though she was one of those , eager and willing horny wolf ladies, meant to keep me entertained while I endured this ridiculous undercover assignment. But no, it wasn’t that. She wasn't one of them. She was a student. A goddamn student of this college. Did I really do that with someone who is supposed to be my student? No! It can’t be! I didn’t just bury my face between the legs of a student, did I? “Fuck!” I cursed under my breath. I just made a big mistake. “Good morning, sir.” She murmured, stepping into the class. “My name is Thalina Noir. I am a new student.” “Damn it!” The lady I lose control to, the one that had her tight mouth wrapped around my cock, and graced my ears with her sweet moans was her? A student? The soothsayer clearly advised not to get involved with anyone from the school, especially not a student, but I just did that same thing. Holy shit!Chapter Seventy-five Talon Maverick (Two Days Later) The morning sun broke through the thick curtains of my chamber, casting a golden hue across the room that felt… different. Lighter. Warmer. Above all, it felt peaceful. For the first time in a long time, I woke up feeling whole, complete. Not from a victory in battle, not from a political win, not setting those lousy elders in their place—but because she was alive. Thalina had opened her eyes, smiled at me, called my name… and suddenly, the chaos of the world quieted. She was better now. And today, we’d meet the pack council and elders. I’d be showing them the woman I had chosen to rule over them and the kingdom beside me. They gave me one month ultimatum, and some of them thought I wouldn’t be able to pull this off, they thought by the end of the one month, I’d have nothing to show for it and they’ll strip me of my power. They didn’t know a thing. Left to me, I wouldn’t do this, but it was necessary. A tradition.
Chapter Seventy-four Talon Maverick I always knew I could have any woman I wanted. I knew with a snap of my fingers, a thousand women would come running, begging—eager to bear my name, to sit beside me on the throne, to be Queen. Noblewomen, alpha princesses from powerful kingdoms—women of status, wealth, and beauty. I could have any of them… but none of them made me feel what Thalina did. I closed my heart to love. I vowed I’d never give in to feelings like that again. I called them a weakness—believing they would strip me of the control and power I needed to rule, to lead like a true Alpha. But I was wrong. Deeply, terribly wrong. Love wasn’t my downfall. It was the one thing that filled the emptiness I’d carried for far too long. It was the comfort I didn’t know I was craving, the quiet strength I never thought I needed. Love—real love—isn’t weakness. It isn’t foolish or fragile. With the right person, love becomes your greatest strength. It makes you feel whole, lik
Chapter Seventy-three Thalina The moment my eyes opened and the bright light above shone into them, I shut them again, my heart pounding loudly in my chest. Different thoughts raced through my mind all at once. Was I dead? Was this the afterlife? What was that light? I didn’t know where I was. I didn’t know what I was. I didn’t know anything. My mind was blank in that moment—I couldn’t think. If I was in the afterlife, then surely I’d see the Moon Goddess soon. She should be somewhere around here. And honestly, I didn’t care if I had died. I didn’t care if I’d left the world without fulfilling every single one of my heart’s desires. There was no real reason to stay in that world to begin with. But there was one question I needed answered—just one: Was Professor Maverick okay? And… did he miss me? Did he understand the sacrifice I made for him? If I was going to die, then he deserved to know that I did love him. More than anything. More than anyone. I didn’t tell him to
Chapter Seventy-two Talon Maverick Nothing must happen to Thalina. Nothing. Nothing must happen to her. If anything does—if something goes wrong—I won’t be able to forgive myself. I won’t even be able to look at myself anymore. If anyone has to suffer, let it be me. If death is the price, then take me instead. If there must be pain, if there must be sickness, give it to me. Not her. Never her. I couldn’t bear it. I wouldn’t survive it. Yes, she told me to let her go. Yes, she said we couldn’t be together. That I had to move on. And maybe I could have. Maybe I would’ve learned to live with the distance, the ache—if only she had stayed alive. If only she hadn’t made this reckless decision to drink poison meant for me. If only she hadn’t done this. I could’ve let her go. But not like this. Not like this—not watching her slip away in my arms, her life bleeding out because of me. “Where the hell is the physician?!” I shouted, my voice echoing like thunder through the
Chapter Seventy-one Talon Maverick I wanted to believe I’d made a terrible mistake. That I’d let emotion cloud my judgment and fractured a legacy built over centuries—revealing my identity to a woman, all because of a weakness I dared to call love. I tried to bury myself in that guilt, to convince myself that what I’d done was not only reckless but shameful. But no matter how hard I tried to make myself regret it, I couldn’t. Because it wasn’t a mistake. It was the only truth I’d ever offered her. Stripped of power, stripped of pretense—I gave her me. All of me. I wanted forever with her, and I thought the first step was honesty. I thought she would stay. But she didn’t. She asked me to let her go. She looked me in the eyes, her voice trembling, and told me to let her go—as if what we had meant nothing, as if it was that easy. As if I hadn’t bled in silence just to keep her close. I still don’t understand why. What frightened her more—who I was, or how deeply I loved h
Chapter Seventy Thalina He had to be joking. This had to be a terrible joke. There was no way Fenris had already found the Alpha King. No way he had figured out that Professor Maverick was the Alpha King. I shook my head, struggling to believe it. “You’re joking, right?” “No, Lina,” he said, his eyes lighting up with a victorious smile. “We finally found the Alpha King. We can finish this mission and go back home—back to where we belong.” He grabbed my shoulders, grinning from ear to ear, but there was nothing amusing about what he’d just said. He found the Alpha King? He found Professor Maverick? What was he going to do now? Run to Father? Set another trap to use him? No. I couldn’t let that happen. There was no way I’d just stand by and let them hurt him. I had to protect him. I had to stand by him, even if it would be the last thing I’d ever do. Finish the mission and go home. That’s what Fenris said. But the truth was—I had never belonged there. Home had