One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter

47

Audrey & Third Person

Audrey's POV

1 woke up carlier than usual for the announcement ceremony-too excited to s. -p any longer. Over the course of the next hour, I painstakingly dressed myself in a sleek black mini dress, curled my hair, and did my makeup.

I wanted to look perfect; because today was the day that my friends and I might be crossing the stage in front of all of Grayspring Academy to accept our badges and move to the next portion of the fashion show competition. "Audrey, are you ready?" Tina asked, her voice echoing through my door. "If we're not all there to collect our badges, none of us can move to the next part of the competition.

Checking my appearance in the mirror one last time, I nodded to myself and swung the door open. "How do I look?" I asked, striking a pose in the doorway.

Tina and Avis, who were both dressed to the nines themselves, giggled and fawned me. "You're gonna make Max so jealous when you walk across the stage wearing that," Avis cooed.

Tina smirked and nudged me. "Or someone else will be jealous," she said, shooting me

a wink

My face flushed as the events of last night came flooding back-walking up to the bar, touching Edwin's arm, asking him to buy me a drink. The way he had **ked his thumb through my belt loop and tugged me just a little bit closer, a soft growl playing on his lips.

It had all been too much. When I had returned to my friends at our table, my face had been so red that no one even dared to ask what had happened. I had given up playing any drinking games after that.

"I doubt it," I retorted, looking away from Tina's piercing gaze as though that would somehow hide the fact th my face was as red as a fresh beet.

As we made our way out of the dorms and toward the auditorium, the fresh morning air hit my skin and relaxed me a bit. Up ahead, Gavin and Betty were already waiting. The five of us.

the throng of people toward the main campus h...

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with excitement for today's

pushed our way into

save our seats. Finding a nearby restroom, I pushed my way inside-and it was only then that I let out the breath I hadn't even realized I had been holding. Rubbing my hand over the back of my neck, I walked over to the sink and

this was it: the day that we would find out if all of our hard work had paid

supposed. I had made three new friends since the start of all this, and even if we didn't make it into the next round,

Even if-

turn toward the row of bathroom stalls behind me. Somewhere toward the back, I could hear the

ears to get a better listen. Just as I thought, someone was sobbing quietly in

I called out, knocking softly on the stall door. "Are

deafening silence in its wake. I heard a soft rustle from behind the door, and I

widened when I saw the malicious grin

taking a step

rigid form behind me. A pair of strong arms wrapped around me, one holding my

going to attend that assembly?" Linda giggled, folding her slender arms across her chest. She nodded

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no use; the massive arms around me were practically strangling all of the air out of me, and as they did, another pair of hands dug into my pocket and

to pick up the destroyed phone. "Is the coast

girl who had smashed my phone quickly scurried over to the door, peered out

Linda cooed as her friend carried me down the

conscious.

as that utility closet

as though reading my thoughts, giggled as her friend thrust me into the closet. "You can't move on to the next round if you're not there to collect your badge, huh, Audrey?" she purred. "But don't worry; once this is all over, we'll finally

П

behind me before I could even scramble to my feet. My head hit the hard tiles, my

I heard the sound of a lock click from the other side, and the m**d sound of Linda's voice

and wait there," she said. "Someone will

I scrambled to my feet and lunged at the

I cried out in