Sister Reina Valen thought her life was set, hidden behind convent walls, cloaked in the nun habit, and bound by chastity. But everything shatters when she steps into University of California, only to feel her wolf stir for the first time in years. The cause? Professor Julian Maverick, the hot, charming yet cold professor at the podium, her fated mate. What should have been impossible becomes inevitable. He’s not just her professor. Something she soon discovers. He’s a spy agent, sent by the Alpha King to track down the kingdom’s long-lost only heiress to the throne who went missing as a baby. He realizes that this same daughter now wears a nun’s veil and hides the birthmark that could claim a crown. Reina is that heiress. But loving him means breaking every vow. Mating him means going back on her vows. And when a scandal threatens to destroy them both, Reina must choose between duty to the throne or surrendering to a desire that could burn the country down. As secrets unravel, enemies close in. The King is poisoned. The Royal Council plots rebellion. When Reina discovers she's carrying Julian’s child, the greatest taboo of all explodes into the public eye: a nun pregnant by her forbidden mate. In a world ruled by werewolves, tradition, and betrayal, will their love survive the storm—or spark a new era? She was never meant to lead. He was never meant to love her. But fate doesn’t ask. It commands. And as the country trembles on the edge of war, one question remains: Can a nun-turned-Alpha King-to-be rewrite her legacy with her mate by her side or she's cursed to be alone forever? Their bond is sacred. Their love is a crime. And it’s only just begun.
Voir plusReina’s POV
They told me college life would be different. But no one told me the difference would start with me having to strip down in front of strangers.
It was my first day at the University of California, Berkeley. I had left the convent only a week ago, carrying the weight of my vows, the strength of my faith, and the quiet hum of my wolf under strict control. Being a werenun wasn’t a title taken lightly in our world; it was a life of strict discipline, spiritual dedication, and denial of all earthly pleasures. Including the mate bond.
The campus was buzzing with excitement and noise. Freshmen moved about in groups, taking selfies, laughing loudly, dragging luggage across the sidewalks. I tried to ignore it all, clutching my bag tighter and keeping my eyes low. My long skirt brushed against my ankles as I walked, my white blouse neatly buttoned to the neck. I felt like a candle in a sea of fireworks.
Then came the unexpected announcement: mandatory physical and medical tests.
I blinked in confusion. The woman who handed me the form smiled and said, “All freshmen must take the test before resuming classes. It’s standard procedure. You can’t continue if you don’t complete it.”
It sounded harmless until I stepped into the wide white hall where it was being conducted.
Dozens of students were already there, lined up in their underwear, waiting their turn with no shame or discomfort. Girls giggled, boys flexed. Everyone was acting like it was normal.
My breath caught in my throat. I took a step back.
I couldn’t do this.
Not because I was shy or ashamed of my body, but because I had taken vows. Sacred ones. I had given up all that. I belonged to something higher. I belonged to the covenant and I was a werenun.
A nurse approached me. “You have to change into this,” she said, holding out a gown. “Your vitals, reflexes, and general scan will be done. You can’t proceed to register for classes unless this is completed.”
“I can’t undress in front of strangers,” I said firmly.
She blinked, surprised. “Why not?”
“I’m a nun.”
She frowned. “A what?”
Before I could explain, a deep voice cut through the room.
“She means she’s part of the convent, and she's a nun.”
I turned sharply.
A man stood near the exit. He had spiky black hair, a tough jawline, and eyes that looked like they had seen too much of the world. Cold. Sharp. Judging. He wore an official tag.
Professor Julian.
I didn’t know his name yet, but something about him already made me feel… watched.
“And apparently,” he added with a smirk, “She believes being a nun exempts her from basic campus rules.”
“She has to take the test,” the nurse said, stepping aside for him.
“I won’t,” I said, louder this time.
His eyes locked with mine.
He walked closer, arms crossed. “This is a university. Not a convent. You don’t get special treatment because of your beliefs.”
“I’m not sick,” I said. “There’s nothing wrong with me. I’m healthy. My mind and body belong to God and the moon goddess.”
He scoffed. “Your body is made of bones and blood like everyone else’s. Belief doesn’t excuse biology.”
Something snapped inside me. “Why does it bother you so much that I believe in something greater?”
“Because belief is the enemy of truth,” he said, eyes narrowing. “You close your mind to facts and call it faith.”
I wanted to slap him.
But I didn’t. I clenched my fists and stood tall. “Then expel me.”
He stared at me for a long second. Then he turned to the nurse and said, “Clear her. Let her go.”
The nurse looked surprised, but she didn’t argue. She scribbled something on my form and waved me off.
I left the hall, heart racing, cheeks burning but with a strange feeling within me towards him. I never wanted to meet him again.
When I entered the classroom that afternoon, I felt like fate was mocking me.
There he was.
The rude professor from earlier.
Goshhhhh!
Standing in front of the class, writing “Philosophy 101” on the board.
“My name is Professor Julian,” he said, turning to us. “This course will challenge your beliefs, destroy your comfort zones, and hopefully make you think.”
I slumped in my seat, biting my tongue. His eyes hit on me again. I was his target.
From the very first lesson, it was clear he enjoyed attacking faith. He spoke of how the moon goddess was a myth. How religion was used to control minds. How logic was the only truth.
Each sentence felt like a blade to my chest.
I raised my hand, heart thumping.
“Yes?” he said, eyes already ready for battle.
“Believing in something beyond logic doesn’t mean someone is blind. Faith is a form of seeing,” I said calmly.
He laughed. “No. Faith is closing your eyes and pretending you’re not in the dark.”
I stormed out.
I didn’t even wait for the class to end. I couldn’t sit there and listen to him speak like that. I walked blindly across the campus, trying to steady my breath. The sun had started to dip, casting golden light across the grounds. My feet carried me to the only place I thought would give me peace,the garden.
It was quiet. Beautiful.
Roses, lilies, daffodils. All blooming in careful rows. A small stone bench sat beneath a wide oak tree, and I sat down, letting my bag drop beside me.
I closed my eyes.
I began to pray. Silently, like I always did. Words to mother Mary filled my thoughts. I asked for strength, for calm, for guidance. I asked for help understanding this strange new life I was walking into.
Then
It hit me.
A scent.
No, the scent.
My heart stopped.
I opened my eyes, and the world spun. My wolf inside me howled a sound I hadn’t heard in years. Not since I took my final vows.
But this wasn’t just any scent.
It was the scent of a mate.
“No,” I whispered, eyes wide.
This couldn’t be happening. I was a werenun. We weren’t supposed to receive mates.
But the scent was real.
And then, from the other side of the garden, he appeared.
Julian.
Professor Julian, the atheist is my mate?
I stood up so fast I nearly tripped over my skirt. “Are you stalking me?” I shouted, panic creeping into my voice.
He looked amused.
“No,” he said smoothly. “You wandered into my garden.”
“Your…?”
He stepped closer, hands in his pockets. “This garden. I planted it. Every flower. Every vine. It’s part of the professors’ quarters. You’ve wandered too far from the student blocks.”
My mouth opened and closed, but no words came out.
I couldn’t think.
I couldn’t breathe.
It wasn’t just the scent. It was him. The pull. The connection. The way my wolf purred inside me like she wanted to crawl to his feet.
I hated him.
I hated how calm he looked. How sure of himself. How unaware he seemed of what this bond meant to me and what it threatened.
“You shouldn’t be here,” I said quietly.
“I could say the same,” he replied, his voice low.
The wind blew gently, carrying his scent toward me again. I swallowed hard, backing away.
This couldn’t be real.
This couldn’t be my fate.
Not with him. Not with an atheist professor who believed that religion didn’t even exist. But the bond didn’t lie. My wolf knew.
And worst of all—
I think his wolf knew too with the way he was looking at me.
Reina’s POV The class dismissed seeing Sirena waiting on the door with a long face. Immediately Julian stepped out of the door, she grabbed his wrist and led him away. Not wanting to be noticed, I followed from a distance, upon a whisper to Calder. “I really want to see what they are up to.” He followed with my backpack, not saying a word which got me wanting to add another question. At this point, I was so curious. “Why do you think Julian is after your life in class, did you annoy him or something.” “Hmm,” he first sighed. His answer was cold yet somehow professional. We stared at each other, our chests rising and falling in sync. He chuckled. “I don’t really know what to tell you. Seems he’s just jealous because he thinks that I’m taking your place.” My brows arched. I wanted more from him. “You mean that perhaps he thinks we are in a relationship and is jealous?” “Yeah, something like that.” I cocked my head, following Julian still. He was heading to his office wit
Reina’s POVThe class dismissed seeing Sirena waiting on the door with a long face. Immediately Julian stepped out of the door, she grabbed his wrist and led him away. Not wanting to be noticed, I followed from a distance, upon a whisper to Calder. “I really want to see what they are up to.” He followed with my backpack, not saying a word which got me wanting to add another question. At this point, I was so curious. “Why do you think Julian is after your life in class, did you annoy him or something.” “Hmm,” he first sighed. His answer was cold yet somehow professional. We stared at each other, our chests rising and falling in sync. He chuckled. “I don’t really know what to tell you. Seems he’s just jealous because he thinks that I’m taking your place.”My brows arched. I wanted more from him. “You mean that perhaps he thinks we are in a relationship and is jealous?” “Yeah, something like that.” I cocked my head, following Julian still. He was heading to his office with Sirena
Reina’s POV I went over to a corner on the coast sitting alone, while thinking about what he just said. So many thoughts came to mind. What if he’s just trying to stop me from falling for my new bodyguard because he’s jealous? I was pissed. “Even you, aren’t you undercover?” I attacked without any warning and he was left gazing at me without anything to say. I stood up, picked my clothes and turned to walk off when Julian rushed towards me, grabbing my wrist. “I didn’t intend to piss you off. I’m really so sorry.” That said it all. No matter how he wanted me to stay. I didn’t because it was obvious. He wanted to make me not fall for Calder but I wasn’t even planning to. I can’t go on falling for anyone I see but because of him, perhaps I will. Because I want to make him jealous. While in my room, I kept on thinking about this. Could it be as soon as possible? Calder’s attitude is cool yet serious but the way he looks at me, like he has some interest. I could just use this cha
Reina’s POV There’s no one who would drop this other than Julian. Curiosity sparked in my heart when I read that I wanted to see him tonight. I didn’t want the day to break before I could get to know it, although my mind was telling me it wouldn’t be that easy to find out the truth. I tried returning to bed but my wolf was seriously disturbing me. I sprang up, put on my pajamas with my nun’s veil over. My pajamas, a knee-length gown, light and silky could somehow be interpreted as a sexy nun’s dress. His wolf was howling from a distance, calling me, from where no one would find us. I remembered last time, how he was severely punished because of me. He isn’t supposed to call me because of this very thing but surprisingly he was. I walked barefoot, tiptoeing across stairs and running along hallways, following where it was dark, slipping through corners before the guards could spot me. Before I knew I was in the garden, a quite popular place where lovers could meet at night. No,
Reina’s POVI hadn't yet seen the bodyguard my dad talked of assigning to me here in school. I wasn’t even expecting anything special. Julian was the most special one.But when I stepped out of my dorm that morning, there he was—tall, quiet, and dressed in a plain black uniform. His face was sharp, serious, almost too calm for someone around our age. He stood like a statue, arms crossed behind his back, eyes scanning everything with quiet precision.At first, I thought he was just part of campus security, but then he took a step forward and said in a low voice, “I’ve been assigned to you, Your royal highness, Princess Reina. I’ll be your bodyguard here in school from today onward.”I blinked. “My… bodyguard?” He looked handsome and strict but not as desirable as my mate, Julian.He nodded once. No smile. No explanation.I frowned. This had to be one of my father's decisions. He probably still thought I wasn’t safe even inside the campus. But why now? And why him? Or maybe he wants to
Third POV Lady Sirena walked through the golden corridor of the palace with her chin slightly raised and her long green robe trailing behind her. Her heels clicked softly against the floor as she moved, but her thoughts were louder than ever. Julian. She had watched from a distance as he was dragged in chains, then beaten, then taken away. She had hidden behind the curtain, waiting for the moment to speak, to act. But she didn’t. Not until now. Sirena had once loved him. Maybe she still did. But now, more than anything, she didn’t want to see him wasted. She arrived at the king’s study and bowed slightly. "Your Majesty." King Cassius looked up from the scroll in his hand. "Lady Sirena. What brings you here so early?" "It’s about Julian," she said carefully. His eyes darkened. "I understand your decision to send him away toClarefield Pack," she continued, her tone respectful, "but I believe there may be a better alternative." He said nothing, so she went on. "The University o
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