Chapter 6 Audrey

The classroom burst into ripples of low laughs and chuckles at Edwin's words: "No need to hide, Audrey. I believe we met last night."

I knew that no one really knew his implication other than me, and that they were likely laughing nervously to ease the tension, but there was no helping the way my cheeks turned a bright shade of pink beneath For a few tense moments. Edwin merely stared at me while I busied myself with staring at my feet. I could practically feel the tension radiating off of him despite his casual demeanor, or maybe it was simply my Either way, this was hell. Of course my professor would be the man who had taken my virginity. Of course I would have to spend the remainder of this semester staring down at the man whose gray eyes had sta Even just thinking about it made me shift uncomfortably. What had I done to deserve this!

Suddenly, the idea of being blacklisted out of working on campus sounded like a blessing more than a curse.

Lafter class?

"Sic Audrey," Edwin finally said after several long moments, waving his hand good-naturedly. "We'll chat af

Chat, I thought to myself with an inward groan as 1 retook my seat and watched his broad back return to the podium. I didn't

want to chat. I wanted to throw myself off the top of the central hall. Besides, what could we possibly chat about! I certainly wasn't going to talk about last night, and...

Well, Professor Edwin certainly seemed to be all business today. Somehow, I doubted that he would want to talk about sleeping with his student and teaching assistant either. Couldn't we just sweep it under the rug and be done with it?

How could I, though? How could I be done with it when those broad shoulders and that chiseled, slightly stubbled jawline would be staring at me every morning throughout the entire damn semester? Fortunately, class seemed to go by smoothly as far as first days go, Edwin took the liberty of handing o each bullet point-every exam, every essay, every detail of the final project.

out the syllabus himself, carefully going over

spoke fluidly and easily in front of all of these students, a trait that I admired. No wonder he was the CEO

I couldn't be thinking like that. What was done was done, but I couldn't have these thoughts anymore. He was my professor, an Alpha, the CEO

could never become a pack's Luna. Have your fun

anyway. Not that I really expected it to, but still. The thought was a deterrent from

I swore I could feel his eyes land on me every time he

lower in my seat, I began toying with the end of my hair and the front of my sweater. I glanced down at myself, wondering if some had gotten on my skin, but there was nothing. Linda hadn't manag Who had that been in the storeroom, then? And why had he been looking for me! It was clearly the same man from the picture Tina had shown me. I would have to figure that out, if only for a bit of peace

ink

lips. Students were already flocking to the podium, and I figured. that perhaps I

Anything to get out

talking to

with, I typed out in a text to Tina as I stood and began

of this class is th drown myself

it off It's like a meet-cute. Besides, there aren't technically any laws prohibiting you from being romantically involved, right?" I nearly laughed

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Chapter 6

parted in shock, as my phone tumbled to his feet-screen side up. With all of

mouth

would do the polite thing and not look, but I had been a fool for thinking that. His gray eyes immediately darted down,

"P-Professor Brooks, I—"

safe to say we're on a first-name basis now, don't you think?" With that, he stooped down and picked up my phone, holding it

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