Novel Full Chapter 368: New Hunt
Chapter 368: New Hunt
“Jealous, aren’t we?” Tisha teased, her voice dropping into a playful lilt. She adjusted her glasses, her gaze tracking him as he turned back toward her.
“I didn’t realize ’my man’ felt threatened by a Finance professor in a tailored suit.”
Alex offered a slow, knowing smile at her playful taunts, but he didn’t say a word. The silence only added to the predatory weight of his movements as he walked toward her chair.
With a steady hand, he reached out and slid the thick frames from the bridge of her nose, placing them carefully on the desk.
He leaned in, his fingers brushing against her temple as he tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear.
Tisha felt a sudden wave of shyness wash over her, her heart hammering against her ribs, but before she could voice a single thought, Alex reached down.
In one fluid motion, he hoisted her up and sat her firmly on the edge of the mahogany desk, scattering a few stray papers in the process.
“Mph—!” A muffled squeak of surprise escaped her as he instantly captured her lips, his mouth seeking hers with an intensity that brooked no argument.
Tisha was lost the moment his tongue invaded, her professional world dissolving into the heat of the kiss.
She found herself responding with equal fervor, her hands reaching up to bunch the fabric of his shirt as they shared a frantic, deep exchange.
They finally broke apart, both of them breathless and gasping for air.
Tisha looked up at him, her face flushed a deep crimson, her gaze flickering with a mix of vulnerability and desire.
“Why should I get jealous, Tisha?” Alex murmured, his voice a dark, proprietary rumble. “When I already have you all to myself.”
As he spoke, his hand slid down, cupping one of her mounds and giving it a firm, demanding squeeze.
“Ahh—!” Tisha let out a sharp, needy moan, her back arching as the sting of his touch sent a jolt of electricity straight through her.
“Aren’t I?” Alex murmured, his voice a low, intoxicating friction against her skin.
Tisha’s head lulled back, her eyes fluttering as she tried to catch her breath. “Yes…”
“Yes, what?” he pressed, his gaze locking onto hers with a demand for total acknowledgement.
He leaned in closer, the scent of him overrunning the fading trace of Sterling’s cologne until there was nothing left but him.
“I’m all yours,” she responded, the words tumbling out without a hint of her usual professional restraint.
She reached for him, her fingers digging into his shoulders as she surrendered to the gravity of his presence.
“Always… yours.”
Alex didn’t immediately move to kiss her again. Instead, he looked back toward the heavy wooden door… the one he had just bolted.
”I’m just annoyed, Tisha,” he murmured, his voice dropping into a dangerous, low-frequency hum. “Annoyed at the sheer audacity of that man… trying to court my woman right in front of me.”
“You were right about the door. I should have locked it the second I walked in. Had you right here on this desk… let the whole hallway hear exactly who you belong to.”
Tisha’s breath hitched, her heart thundering against her ribs.
The vivid image he painted flashed through her mind… the shame, the exposure, and the raw, primitive thrill of being claimed while the world watched.
A surge of forbidden pleasure coursed through her, a liquid heat that made her toes curl and her eyes glaze over with a dazed, feverish intensity.
As he spoke, he reached out and pressed his palm firmly against her inner thigh once more, his fingers digging into the sensitive, over-taxed muscle.
“Sss-ah!” Tisha jumped, her body jolting as a sharp cry escaped her. She scrambled slightly, her hands coming up to rest against his chest in a weak, trembling protest.
”No… no… please,” she breathed, her voice a frantic mix of genuine fear and desperate longing. “It’s still hurting, Alex… I’m not ready for this yet.”
It was clear she was devastated by her own limitations; her mind was burning with the desire to be taken right there on the mahogany wood.
But her body was a broken, trembling wreck that simply couldn’t withstand another round of his relentless possession.
Alex only smirked, watching the way her pupils dilated with a rush of adrenaline.
Alex leaned his weight into her, pinning her firmly against the mahogany as his smirk deepened. The panic in her eyes was a delicious contrast to the heat radiating from her skin. He dipped his head, his voice dropping into a conspiratorial, dark silk.
“But we can’t let that audacity go unpunished, can we, Tisha?” he asked, his gaze fixed on her trembling lips. “A man like that… he thinks he can just linger in the doorway of what belongs to me and walk away with his pride intact.”
The frustration and lingering fear in Tisha’s expression shifted instantly.
At the mention of Sterling’s smug entitlement, a spark of something sharp and mischievous ignited in her eyes.
She looked up at him, the weight of the previous night’s exhaustion momentarily forgotten as she caught the dangerous glint in Alex’s stare.
She knew that look; it was the look of a man who didn’t just win… he dismantled.
“So. Are you going to help me show him where he stands? Or do I have to enjoy this alone?”
Tisha didn’t even pause to ask for the details.
She didn’t care about the risk or the professional fallout; she only cared about the way Alex looked at her when they were aligned against the world.
She nodded, her gaze unwavering as she leaned into his space, her own hunger mirroring his.
Alex’s smirk widened into something sharp and final. He leaned in one last time, his lips brushing the sensitive line of her jaw.
“Good. Then gather your things, Professor. We’re going on an adventure today.”
Tisha felt a jolt of pure adrenaline that had nothing to do with her physical exhaustion.
She slid off the desk, her legs still feeling like they were made of water, but her movements were fueled by a new, dark purpose. As she began to stack her scattered documents, she couldn’t help but look at the door Sterling had just walked out of.
’This will be fun,’ she thought, a genuine, predatory thrill humming in her chest.
She tucked her ledger into her bag and reached for her glasses, her fingers steady now.
She wasn’t just Alex’s possession in this moment; she was his accomplice. The thought of Sterling… so smug, so certain of his own power… being systematically dismantled was better than any rest she could have asked for.
She wanted to see the look on his face when he realized he hadn’t been the hunter, but had instead walked straight into a trap set by someone far more dangerous than himself.
“Ready,” she said, her voice dropping into a low, resolute tone as she slung her bag over her shoulder. She looked at Alex, the mischief in her eyes now a cold, burning flame. “Let’s give him the payback he’s been working so hard to earn.”
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Alex and Tisha moved through the now-emptying corridor of the Finance department, their footsteps echoing with a rhythmic, purposeful weight.
Tisha’s heart hammered against her ribs… not from fear this time, but from the sheer, intoxicating thrill of the gamble. She looked at Alex out of the corner of her eye; he looked perfectly composed, a predator hiding in plain sight.
They stopped in front of a heavy oak door with a polished brass nameplate: Professor Heena Sterling.
Tisha took a steadying breath, adjusting her blazer one last time before she reached out and rapped sharply on the wood.
The door swung open almost immediately.
Standing there was a woman in her late forties, her sharp features softened by a look of genuine, if weary, kindness.
She pulled her reading glasses down to the tip of her nose, her eyes brightening the moment she recognized her visitor.
”Tisha! What a pleasant surprise,” Heena greeted, her voice warm and excited. “I was just finishing up the curriculum for the mixer. It’s rare to see you wandering this far into the Finance wing so late. Nice having you here.”
”Hello, Heena,” Tisha replied, her voice smooth and professional, though the mischief dancing in her eyes was nearly impossible to suppress. “I hope we aren’t interrupting.”
”Not at all. I could use the distraction,” Heena said, her gaze shifting to the tall, relaxed student standing just behind Tisha.
”And who is this young man?” she inquired, her tone professional but carrying a subtle, rhythmic weight.
Alex didn’t miss it… the faint, seasoned flicker in her eyes as she swept her gaze over his frame.
”Hello, Mrs. Sterling,” Alex said, his voice dropping into a polite, respectful register that felt entirely too innocent for the man who had just been pinning Tisha against her desk.
A slow, mischievous smile spread across his face… the kind of smile that promised a beautiful, calculated chaos.