One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 74

Audity

"But... What about your girlfriend

Edwin's eyebrows shot up and he immediately looked confused, followed by concerned, then confused again. Clearly, my words had taken him off guard. Maybe he didn't expect me to find out about the reality of his situation.

"Girlfriend? What girlfriend?" he finally asked.

"Don't play dumb, I muttered, feeling a bit of frustration bubble up beneath my skin. Without waiting for a response, I turned on my heel to leave.

But he caught my arm, his grip firm but gentle, and pulled me back to him with ease. "Audrey, what are you talking about?" For a moment. I felt my face flush at his touch. But I quickly pushed that feeling down as best I could. "Don't act like you don't know, I replied coldly, ripping my wrist away from his grip.

He quirked his eyebrow. "I really don't know what you're talking about."

Sighing, I placed one hand on my hip while the other gripped my cardboard coffee cup like my life depended on it. "I saw the photo of you with that beautiful woman at your apartment during dinner. And I saw you in the convertible with her, and at the club last night. You shouldn't have danced with me like that if you were with someone else." I hoped he couldn't see me trembling. "Audrey, 1-

"And I certainly hope you weren't in a relationship when we**ed up on New Year's Eve," I added, my voice lowering to a

hiss

There was a long weighted silence after that. Then, to my surprise, Edwin burst out laughing. I blinked in surprise, not sure if he was mocking me or if it was something else, "You think I have a girlfriend?"

"Don't patronize me, I growled.

"I'm not." He pulled out his phone, tapped the screen a few times, and held it up to me. "Are you talking about this woman?" he asked.

Pursing my lips, I leaned forward to see a picture of the woman that I had seen-beautiful as ever, her blonde hair practically shining with a light of its own. "Yes," I replied, feeling my chest tighten just upon looking at her.

Edwin huffed. "Audrey, that's my sister.

For a moment, I didn't believe him; but then I looked up and met his gaze, and saw nothing but sincerity there. My face instantly went red. "You have a sister?"

Edwin nodded, still chuckling. "Three, to be exact." He tapped his phone again for a few moments before turning it back around to show me what looked like her Facebook page. "Eliza Brooks," he said. "See?", Several seconds passed as I stared at the screen, taking in the beautiful woman's relationship status: single. And she was definitely his sister, because there was a picture of the two of them with an older man and woman, as well as two other equally beautiful ladies: clearly their parents and their other two sisters.

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free hand "I'm... I'm

don't look much alike and she keeps herself out of the public eye, so

would never sleep with my sister." His face grew even more serious. "And I would certainly never sleep with anyone else if I

or if had just made matters worse by

over at my friends, who were still sitting at the table outside. They seemed to be looking around in mild confusion, likely

nodded, swallowing hard.

won't interrupt your vacation again," he said, gesturing for me to go. "But please, be more careful with random

and chuckling slightly. "That was quite the beating you gave him. Good for

Jake off. "Oh, um, yeah. I guess I did." I said, smiling

picked up his coffee and turned to leave. "Don't forget about your assigned. reading for

"I won't"

couldn't even rip my eyes away from his broad back until he was out of

reeling from the conversation when I returned

I shakily set our tray down with our various pastries and

long." I

saw my earring still sitting on top of my coffee cup. "Your earring! Where

in my purse." The lie felt heavy on my tongue, but I

relationship. It was ridiculous, I knew. I might not have been his TA anymore but he was still my professor, still off-limits. But the knowledge that he

was single, and if our interactions from the past

someday-maybe, just maybe, once I

of days, I managed to push away the thoughts of Edwin and simply focus on my trip with my friends, although it was no easy feat-

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tossing and turning in bed, imagining the sensation of

we pulled into the parking lot outside the dorms, I felt a bit of sadness that the vacation

sweet home." Tina said as we hauled our bags

to meet up for dinner later in the week. I trudged up to my dorm room, dropped my

that had piled up over the week, one caught my eye It was from the new professor I would be TAing with