One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 77 Audrey

1 blinked, taken aback by Mr. Black's question. “L. I'm not sure Lunderstand,” I stammered, leaning forward in my chair to peer at my open portfolio. "My portfolio showcases my best work, but I also have other accomplishments. I've won several design competitions, including the Brooks Designs fashion show and the Grayspring uniform design contest, and that was just this semester. Last year, I also interned with-" Mr. Black waved his hand dismissively, cuting me off mid-sentence. "That's not what I meant, Miss Thatcher. Your portfolio is... adequate. I suppose. But it's hardly impressive by industry standards. And let's be honest, you're a human. Working with you might not look good for my company

I swallowed hard, my throat suddenly dry. The way he said human made it sound like a dirty word. "I don't understand..."

He leaned forward, his eyes glinting with a predatory gleam that made my skin crawl. "Perhaps you should do some research on how humans and half-bloods typically get jobs in this industry. It's not just based on merits, you know. It's more.. hands-on"

As he spoke, his cold eyes flicked over my body-ultimately coming to rest on my cleavage, which was just barely poking out through the top of my shirt.

At that moment, the implication hit me like a slap to the face. My cheeks burned as I realized what he was suggesting

"Are you... are you implying that I should sleep with you for this opportunity?" I sputtered.

Mr. Black shrugged, a smug smile playing on his lips. "I'm merely suggesting that there are other ways to make yourself.... valuable to the company. Ways that might compensate for your human limitations. What do you say, Miss Thatcher?"

"No. I'm not interested."

My curt, straightforward response seemed to leave Mr. Black taken aback, clearly he wasn't used to being told 'no. But I wasn't about to put my own integrity-or my safety-at risk for his mentorship. "Come now, Miss Thatcher," Mr. Black said, still eyeing me huskily. "Everyone knows that human girls are desperate to be with wealthy, older werewolf men such as myself. And if your thesis is so important to you, don't you want to do anything you can to get ahead?"

Rising from my chair so abruptly that it scraped loudly against the floor, I shot Mr. Black a disgusted look.

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"You're a pig," I spat, snatching my portfolio off his desk. My hands were shaking with rage. "I wouldn't work with you if it was the last job on earth"

I stormed out of his office without another word, slamming the door behind me with enough force to rattle the frosted glass in its frame. The receptionist looked up from behind her desk, startled, but I didn't stop to explain.

Thankfully, Mr. Black didn't follow me. Striding down the hall, jabbed the elevator button repeatedly, desperate to get out of there, to breathe air that wasn't tainted by that disgusting mans presence.

When I finally burst out of the building a few minutes later, gulping in fresh air in an attempt to steady my reeling nerves, I was surprised to see that Edwin's car was still parked at the curb He hadn't left. He had waited for me.

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Chapter 77

when he saw my pained expression. "That was fast. How did it

of where to even begin. I wanted to tell him everything, to let out all the anger and disappointment I

Black and I have a long-standing business partnership. I

to tell him everything, but at that moment my words died in my throat. How could I tell Edwin that his business partner was a sleaze? Would he even believe me? The thought of Edwin being associated with someone like Mr. Black made me feel sick, but that wasn't

The sound of Edwin's voice snapped me out of my thoughts. "Are you alright? How

hoping it didn't look as fake as it felt. "It was...

bit shaken up." He glanced down at my hand, which was gripping

1 felt some of the tension from the interview leave my body-although it was immediately replaced by a new sort of tension thanks to the sensation of his large

mine.

truth. "I'm just nervous, I guess, I lied, hating

a moment, he stared at me in disbelief and I was worried he might see through my lie. But then he nodded before pulling away, and finally I felt like I could breathe. "I think I have a cure for

my head. "No,

tiniest hint of a smile tugging at

Once I had settled into the passenger seat. Edwin pulled away from the curb. We drove in silence for a while, eventually leaving the city behind us. I watched in mild confusion as the tall buildings gave way to cookie-cutter suburbs, quaint picket fences and the scent of freshly mowed

asked, my curiosity finally getting the better of

cryptically. "Sometimes, the best way to

up the pace, and soon we were gliding along the open road and all hints of the city had disappeared behind

forgotten within the confines of the

on the side of the road

are you doing?"

an expression I rarely saw on his usually serious face.