One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 39

Edwin & Audrey Edwin's POV

Just as I suspected, sleep was eluding me that night; I kept tossing and turning, unable to find any semblance of rest. I knew I shouldn't have had that last glass of whiskey, but I had gotten ahead of myself, trying to dull my frayed nerves in the wake of a string and texts and phone calls from the last person I wanted to hear from.

And now I was restless, my brain fuzzy and my tongue heavy.

Finally, with a frustrated groan, I grabbed my phone off of the nightstand in the hopes. that maybe some mindless scrolling would lull me to sleep-or at the very least, that it would keep me occupied enough so that my brain didn't wander into territory that I didn't want it to. Staring at my phone like a mindless zombie was an unusual habit for me, but I supposed that it got the best of all of us sometimes. So, opening my social media app- 1 used a burner account with no name or pictures associated with it for fear of being recognized-I began to scroll.

But it didn't take long for me to regret it.

Hardly five minutes into my scrolling, I froze when I saw it: a picture from that huge party all the kids were going to tonight. It was grainy and dark, rendering one barely able to make out the figures in the frame...

But I could make them out. Behind the main subjects, who were smiling and making funny faces into the camera, I could see two figures in the background.

I could see who was there in that dimly lit hallway, pressed up against the wall. Whose hand was tipping whose chin up. I recognized that long, dark hair, those slender legs, that delicate nose.

Audrey. And that f**g kid from the restaurant.

Instantly, I felt my stomach twist at the sight of them there in that hallway. "What a great party," the caption read-showcasing several other pictures of a bonfire, wine glasses, playing cards, dancing bodies. "Can't wait for the next one!" A low, involuntary growl rumbled i

my throat at the thought. It was supposed to be an innocuous photo dump of the night, but somehow, whoever had posted those pictures. had managed to snap one of Audrey and that boy practically on top of each other in the background. My grip tightened on my phone until my knuckles turned white. I could feel my wolf stirring inside of me, growling with jealousy.

off my phone and tossing it onto

chided him before he could speak. "Don't forget that. And she's my student, and she's more than ten years younger than me. It's not happening." "Don't lie to yourself. You want her,

and forced my eyes shut.

Just admit that you want

flipped onto my back and felt a low growl of unbidden jealousy rumble in the back of my throat. I should have been glad for her; she was dating someone her own age, someone who wasn't... Da**it, why couldn't

Audrey's POV

start. Groaning, I pried one eye open to glare

in my entire life, and I was also pretty sure I had gotten a buzz from secondhand smoke. Swiping

sharp. We

night. There were some issues. E.

I re-read the curt message. Miss Thatcher? E. Brooks? Grading issues? What had

I supposed there was no use in dwelling on it. If he wanted me there, despite

with another groan, I quickly showered and dressed for the day, throwing on a skirt, tights; and a sweater, leaving my hair loose and straight down my back. All the while, my mind couldn't help but wander back to the weekend- Gavin's husky

night with Edwin. That whole night still hadn't left

my head. Maybe my grading had been s**py after all, thanks to

have just

knock on Edwin's office door-but it swung open before I could make contact

wearing a turtleneck and a tweed blazer, and the

he greeted with a curt

suddenly using, but said nothing. Closing the door behind me, I took a seat across his desk

of us spoke. I wasn't quite sure if he was waiting