Chapter Forty-six
Talon Maverick
Toss a few coins here and there for the juiciest p***y alive, sounds like a great deal, doesn’t it? That’s what I told myself this was—no strings, no mess, just pleasure and good s*x. But, hell, the way she pulled at something deeper in me felt like a contradiction I didn’t sign up for.
I never gave a damn about anyone’s smile before, yet hers was something else entirely. Sweet, almost innocent, and it twisted me up inside. I wanted to keep it there, permanent, and I hated myself for it.
Hours ago, I caught sight of her dragging her feet out of the college gates, pale and fragile, like the wind could knock her over. It did something to me, seeing her like that. I didn’t even know this... women’s thing could make them look like death warmed over. All my
