One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Audrey

I shot a puzzled glance between the dark-haired stranger and Max. There was no way I recognized who this man was. But Max didn't elaborate on how or why he recognized him.

When the man didn't respond, Max stepped forward and placed himself between the two of us.

"I'm so sorry for the trouble, sir," he said, grabbing my hand. "My girlfriend must be pestering you. I—"

"Ex-girlfriend," I corrected Max through my teeth. Ripping my hand out of his grip, I stood and folded my arms across my chest. "I thought I told you that we were through."

There was a long, tense silence between the three of us then-Max looking at me with panic, the dark-haired stranger blinking bemusedly from behind his glass of whiskey, and me staring daggers at Max. Then, with a self-satisfied smirk, I stepped up to the man and grabbed his arm. I curled the fingers of both hands around his forearm, feeling a slight blush color my cheeks as I felt sinewy muscle beneath. "This is my new date," I said, jutting my chin out at Max. "And I would appreciate it if you would leave us alone."

Max's eyes widened at my words. "A new date?" he echoed. "You expect me to believe that?"

I merely gritted my teeth in response and inwardly prayed that this man wouldn't expose me that he would just play along until Max left me alone.

"Don't make a scene, Audrey," Max said, his voice almost lost beneath the din. "Let's go—"

"She said, no." The man suddenly stood then to his full towering height. He was easily over a foot taller than me, his muscular frame crowding around me. I felt my cheeks turn an even deeper red as he looped one arm around my shoulders, tugging me closer.

Max blanched. "I really don't believe="

The man's arm tightened around me, and then suddenly the room was tilting beneath me. He was dipping me, his strong arms cradling me not even a foot above the floor.

"Just play along," he whispered, placing our faces close and using his body to block Max's view so that it looked like we were kissing.

At that moment, the sound of bells chiming erupted through the bar. The other patrons cheered and clinked their glasses, couples kissing and friends hugging.

It was officially the new year.

“I.....” I murmured, unable to find any words. Here, this close, with his long, dark hair cascading around us, with the scent of his masculine cologne and the sweet tang of whiskey on his breath...

I couldn't help it. I had to taste him.

his stubbly face in my hands, pulled him the extra distance, and pressed our

skin on my cheeks. But

apart, there was an undeniable heat between us. His gray eyes had gone husky looking at me, his fingers digging into the silk sash around my waist. For

then he placed me upright once again, and I felt as though the wind had been knocked out of

He nodded his head to the door, indicating for

out of here. Getting out of here with him

"Yes," I said. "Let's-"

the world was moving again-only this time, the man was picking me up in his arms princess-style, my skirt trailing over his elbow. Then, without so much as

we emerged out into the snowy courtyard, all I could see over the man's broad

courtyard into silence, and I was left all alone with the handsome

me down. I placed my hand on his arm to steady myself, feeling my heart throb beneath his gray

my grip on his arm and stepping

"I'm happy to help," he said, turning. "Goodnight. And Happy

he could turn fully, my hand was shooting out of its own accord. I darted my gaze upwards through

to get revenge on Max

"I don't want you to

eyebrow at me. "He's gone. You

his kiss, and it made

I was getting at. A ghost of a smirk tugged

...

on the bedside table illuminated the room, and a chill worked

glass when we arrived, and I had sipped it as he showed me around the various rooms of his place-he had

that. All I cared about was

pulled open the last button on

homemade lacey lingerie, there was a brief silence. I felt myself shifting my weight slightly from foot to foot as his gray eyes roamed my body, finally coming

where

at his delicate

tugging me to where he sat on the bed. I stumbled forward, catching myself with my hands on

couldn't contain my grin. Leaning down, I

murmured. "You already heard mine: