One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 20

Audrey & Thani Priyo

Audrey's POV

The professor blinked first at Edwin, then at me, and then at Edwin again before realization seemed to dawn on her face. Slowly, she raised one shaking finger and pointed it at Edwin

"I knew it" she growled through her gritted teeth, her voice strained with anger. "I knew that little vixen had seduced you! She's half your age!"

ugh I think he was too distracted by the accusation to notice. My Lace instantly reddened. I quickly wriggled away from Edwin, although "What are you implying, woman?" he growled, folding his arms across his chest. "You think I'd let myself be seduced by a student?"

The female professor shrugged harshly. "TI bet she didn't even deliver my letter to you, the little minx." She snapped her eyes over to me. "Let me guess. You opened it, read everything, and threw it oug?"

1 blinked in confusion. A letter..? All I recalled was a sealed envelope that I had left in Edwin's office-

maybe I had dropped it in my haste to leave that day, but I certainly didn't throw it out. And one glance up at Edwin revealed that he was just as lost as I was

"I don't know what you're talking about," I finally said.

Edwin shrugged. "Me neither,"

The professor's face turned beet red in a matter of

moments, her fingers curling so tightly around the edge of her desk I thought she might snap a chunk right off. She opened her mouth, no doubt to bite out a furious retort, but quickly shut it again when the door "What on earth is going on here!

Edwin and I both turned to see the vice dean, Ms. Morrie, striding into the office. Ms. Morrie was a quirky, but competent, older woman with a gray pixie cut and a pair of cat-

eye glasses. She always seemed to be wearing cardigans with leopard print on them in some capacity or another.

respectfully. "h appears that Miss Richards over here..." He gestured to

vice dean shot all three of us an incredulous look before her

scholarship funds dispersed," I said, holding my folder up.

and

studio, the scholarship, the

a word, Ms. Morrie snatched my folder out of my hands and flipped it open. I watched, wide-eyed, as she scribbled her signature on a few papers and handed it to the

funds in your account within the next day or so. As for your studio, well. Grayspring Academy does not take vandalism lightly.

and thanked her, watching as she strode out. Once it was only Edwin and I who remained, I swallowed and turned to

I said, feeling my face redden. My tone was colder now-I couldn't have anyone getting the wrong idea

being treated poorly," he said with a wave of his hand before pashing out through the doors. "I would have dor I smiled wryly in his wake. So

my way back toward the studio. I was quickly stopped, however, by the sight of Linda's form

her hands on her hips. "Lost

opened my mouth to retort, but then shut it again. No, she would comeuppance. In fact, she would get it right about now- because I saw the security guards coming before

D'Malley"" a male voice called out from down

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Chapter 20

who were striding briskly toward her. I saw her shoulders visibly tense up at the sight of them. "Officers, what's going on- "We've received footage of you breaking into a studio and vandalizing other students' work," one of the officers said, flashing her badge. "You'll have

over my personal life, Linda," I called out. "But perhaps you'd better worry about yourself

"And Donel

the three of us took in our work. The studio was silent save for the crickets chirping underneath the window and our labored breaths- we had been at it yet again, burning the midnight oil to

we had done it, just a couple of days before the deadline for the preliminary competition, we had managed to complete our outfits. It had been

For the time being,

Tina's shoulders. "That extra plece you added really brought everything to the next level," she said, gesturing to

made some improvements the

silence before we all broke out into laughter at the absurd nation. Breaking apart, Avis and Tina grabbed their bags off of the hooks and strode over to the door. "Drinks tomorrow night, yeah!" I