Maximus's POV
I never thought this day would come.
The day I could bury myself inside a woman without blood, without screams, without the monster in me tearing her apart.
No—Emilia was here, panting, trembling, her lips swollen from my kisses, her eyes hazy from pleasure I gave her. My c**k was still buried deep inside her, my weight pressing her into the mattress, and instead of fear, her gaze glowed with something that shattered me completely—want.
She wanted me.
The monster.
The cursed Alpha King.
Me.
The beast inside me snarled, restless, stunned, clawing to the surface. It didn’t understand why she still breathed, why her body welcomed mine instead of tearing apart. I didn’t understand either. But it didn’t matter. What mattered was that Emilia was mine.
I had her.
And I wo
