Chapter 1

Bad move, raising a wolf pup.

That was the only thought in my mind as Caspian pinned me to the mattress.

His hand wrapped around my waist, tightening slowly.

His fingertips traced a path down my skin, inch by agonizing inch.

With his other hand, he toyed with the ends of my hair, his touch no longer the innocent gesture of a student.

His obsidian eyes overflowed with a maddening, predatory hunger. His voice dropped to a dangerous, gravelly rasp:

"Sir, how could you ever think of abandoning me?"

"You are mine... you can only ever be mine."

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"Teacher, help me."

In the flickering candlelight, Caspian leaned down, guiding my hand toward his abdomen.

He was burning hot, so I quickly pulled back, turning my head away.

Outside the screen, the council members were feasting, their voices blurring together.

Yet here, my student―the sovereign who should have been presiding at the head of the table―was struggling to maintain composure.

His crystal-clear eyes were wet, swimming with unshed tears.

I might have been inexperienced in these matters, but I knew exactly what was happening to him.

Someone at the banquet had played dirty.

Caspian had been drugged.