One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 7 Audrey

I approached Edwin's office slowly, trying to steel myself for what was waiting for me inside. The closed door of his office looked even more large and imposing as I stood in front of it, slowly reaching out to knoc My hand fell back to my side before I knocked.

"Get a grip, Audrey," I muttered to myself, shaking my head. I squared my shoulders and took in a deep breath through my nose before exhaling through my mouth.

It would be fine. Just fine...

"Come in, Audrey. Relax."

I whipped around at the sound of that all-too-familiar voice. None other than Edwin was striding down the hallway, his black hair

now loosened from its knot and cascading around his shoulders. He had a cup of coffee in one hand and a paper bag that I recognized from the local bakery in

the other.

Inwardly, I cursed myself as my chest seemed to cave in. As if this day couldn't have possibly gotten any worse, the older professor who had taken my virginity had just seen me giving myself a pep talk right out "Oh. Professor Brooks," I stammered out in the most nonchalant tone I could manage, stepping out of the way so he could unlock the door. "I thought you would have been here already"

"I thought I told you to call me Edwin." He casually thrust his coffee into my hand, silently telling me to hold it for him while he fished his keys out of my pocket 1 took the coffee and felt my fingernails dig relentle Relax, Audrey Just relax...

"Sorry," I said. "Edwin"

Once he had unlocked the door, Edwin shot me a polite, albeit thin, smile from over his shoulder and took his coffee back. He shoved the door open a little wider with his foot as he strode in reminding me all too "Coming!" he called over his shoulder.

I swallowed and scurried in after him, taking in the small office-

cardboard boxes were scattered around the floor and the desk, indicating that he had only just moved his stuff in. The shelves, however, were already lined with old textbooks and other things that likely belonge and didn't feel like taking them.

As Edwin busied himself with settling in, I looked around at the office. Anything to avoid looking at him, really.

"Sorry for the mess," he said. "I'm usually more organized than this but I only just moved in here."

shrug as I thought back to his

that organized, if I was being honest. I recalled piles of books and other things scattered around, half of his laundry hadn't made it into his hamper, and his shaving supplies had been laid out on the bat "Did you just move into your apartment, too?" I blurted out

I opened my mouth to apologize, to say that that wasn't what I meant, but Edwin cut

with a snort

not my main residence. More of a bachelor pad, if

of a steady stream of women

"About the teaching assistantship.. I expect you to grade papers per my ru to your email. I

shoulders relax a bit. So he was just talking about the teaching assistantship after all, which

was only a couple of minutes into his lecture when it happened. my stomach

stomach to quell the sound. "I'm so sorry." I said with a

five PM. You shouldn't be running around on empty

Chapter 7

wide-eyed, as he held the uneaten half out

"Ex," he commanded.

been a werewolf, but I certainly knew when an

equally shaky hand. I took the sandwich. "Thank you."

Onto the matter of the final project," he

the workshop while they sketch out their designs. I was thinking of

finished my sandwich, I was feeling far less queasy-or maybe that was because he hadn't made

sandwich and gathered

talked about

I turned slowly to face him. He was seated behind his desk once again, leaning back in his ch hands tented on his lap.

I thought to

What about it?"

if I'm just an old man to you," he added with

OWIL

you to the dean or anything like that." "Good," he said. "Because last

a professor here. Or well, I didn't

an eyebrow at me, "You didn't