Chapter 34 Audrey

There was a long, tense silence after I stated my two truths and a lie. Edwin blinked at me in surprise, and I felt my face heat up beneath his gaze; was that too far? It was all I could do to quickly stare down at my whiskey and wish I hadn't said those words.

Talk about inappropriate, I thought to myself. Damn this whiskey; I shouldn't have accepted it.

*

But then, to my surprise, Edwin let out a low, rumbling chuckle.

"The chocolate part is a lie," he said easily with a wave of his hand.

I whipped my eyes up, shock coloring my features. I had thought that he might guess that the virginity part was a lie, but... I supposed not.

"What?" he asked, casually sipping his drink. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

I managed a shrug despite myself. "Nothing, I just... I thought you would have guessed that the virginity part was the

lie."

"Well? Was it?" he asked. I shook my head, and he gestured to my whiskey. "You're supposed to drink if I got it right." Sighing softly, I took a tiny sip of my whiskey; when Edwin shot me a withering look, I took a bigger gulp to satisfy him. When I was finished, I set my glass down and toyed with the end of my braid.

"Was it that obvious?" I asked quietly.

"Was what obvious?"

"When..." I pursed my lips, my face reddening even more, and quickly looked down at my lap as though that would somehow hide it. "When we... slept together."

Edwin cocked an eyebrow at me. "Are you asking if it was obvious that you were a virgin?"

I nodded, and he sighed, draining the last of his whiskey and refilling it. "Not really."

even

as if to say something, but then seemed to think better of whatever

lips into a flat line, I said, "Might as well. We've made it

in his chair with his hands behind his head and eyed me steadily, making me blush even harder. "Your skills in bed... did not speak to a lot

paused for another moment then shook his head.

which Edwin's icy gray eyes didn't once leave me.

Well, it just made the events of that night we spent together flicker through my mind all over again. I had been trying to push it out of my head since it had happened, but now

I wanted to know

pointers you may have had for me?"

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that was so loud it almost made me

I thought I might explode. Rising from my chair, I grabbed my bag. "I'm sorry, Professor Brooks. That

"Sit back down."

gave me pause, and the ice in his eyes made me obey. I plopped back into my chair with a huff, my fingers tightly gripping the seat to keep myself from

leaning on his elbows across the

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"I mean... I'm just curious to

I kept my gaze fixed on the window; it was pitch black outside already, although I could hear the sounds of voices and laughter floating up from the courtyard below as students made their way to and from parties. I should have been with them, not up here playing drinking games

clearing his throat, he said, "I'll give you pointers. But you have to win the next round of

sidelong look. "That's it?" I

He nodded. "That's it."

your

down into the amber liquid for a moment with his brow furrowed in thought. Finally, he straightened

most. My favorite color is

of its own accord at that last one, and without even meaning to, an abrasive laugh escaped my lips. "You're not engaged," I said immediately and without any thought. "That one is the lie. I thought you would have made this

Edwin wasn't engaged. He couldn't be engaged. We had slept together, and he had never said

however, he drank all of

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