One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 12

Audery

I fell an electric current run through me at his touch.

Edwin's hand was cool and strady against mine, his palm pressing shirdily against the backs of my fingers. I thought my knees might buckle beneath me, or that I might even explode from the feeling of nur skin

But just as my lips were parting to speak, my gaze wandering up to meet Edwin's gray eyes, a cooling eucalyptus sensation spread across my pal

I snapped my eyes back down to our hands, my cheeks reddening when I saw the real reason behind why he had touched ne

He was running a soothing roller balin across my hand.

"Oh, I muttered, feeling my face heat up even more despite the cooling sensation on my hand. I hadn't realized it, but I had pricked myself multiple times with the pins when I had been draping the gown- a feeling that I had grown so used to over the years that I hadn't even noticed at

Edwin, on the other hand, had noticed the little red dots. That was why he had applied an ointment.

Atender, but ambiguous, gesture.

"You should be more careful," he said mutter-of-factly, finishing applying the ointment and reaching out to stuff the tube into my

jacket pocket. mark of a good seamstress is when she can pin something without destroying her hands,"

I swallowed hard as I stared down at my palm. A tiny part of me, I supposed, had felt excitement er his touch-and maybe a bit of hope that meant more than that. I knew I shouldn't, but 1 past couldn't helprit, Lowering my hand back to my side, I glanced up at Edwin to find him already turning

and striding back over to his desk. I watched the broad expanse of his shoulders for a second, feeling my hips move involuntarily at the sight of him. He had been wearing his usual tweed jacket today, but had s

shared, in combination with the attractive form of his v sluped body, sent a surge

tense, his fingers straining to curl up into fists at his sides. But

moment, I swore only for a moment-a

continued to walk over to his

"No," he said simply.

of us, I was sure, but the energy between us was undeniable. And truthfully. I hadn't stopped thinkin Just as I was taking another step closer to close the distance between us, however,

my obligation to ensure your well-being in order to prevent any impact on your

the reeling sensation in my head had stopped abruptly and left me careening backwards into space. I froze, one foot forward, and felt the fingers of the hand where he had spread the ointr "Oh," I said, unable to fully hide the disheartened sound in

Eden blinked an

before sucking in a breath through his teeth. But just as he opened his mouth to say something. I held up my hand to

1 had

of his uncharacteristically wide. Even I was astounded by my own. statement, and I felt my mouth open and close several time

It was during

ting those tense moments

that I it

saw it the slow, knowing smile that

now, and

the gruff professor's face was a rare occurrence.

turned on my heel and sporrned out. Edwins didn't call after me, and I

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Chapter 12

hallway, the

safely a little ways down the hallway, I finally stopped to catch my breath. Leaning against the row of lockers, I placed my palms behind. my lower back and

my virginity to Edwin meaning very little, I certainly wasn't acting like it. Rather, I had acted like a naive teenager in those moments, unable to handle

voice and instantly felt