One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 122

Audrey

I paced the small utility closet, my heart pounding a mile a minute in my chest.

With each passing moment, 1 kicked myself for coming here. It was **d, risky, and would only end in more heartbreak for me I was sure of it.

But I had to come, even if I knew it was a bad idea.

I needed to talk to Edwin, to hear him out. He had seemed so... adamant about talking to me.

And if I was being honest with myself, I wanted to see him up close again, smell his cologne, feel his arms around me. I hardly wanted to admit it, even to myself, but I missed him dearly. The way he had held me earlier in his office just made that pang even more profound.

The sound of footsteps outside made me freeze. I held my breath, listening intently. The door handle turned with a soft click, and Edwin slipped inside, closing the door quietly behind him.

The small space suddenly felt even smaller now that his broad form towered over me.

"Audrey

"Edwin," I breathed, and without thinking, I surged forward into his arms.

He caught me, his strong arms wrapping around me, holding me tight against his chest. I could feel the warmth of his body through his shirt, the steady beat of his heart. His breath tickled my hair, and the familiar scent of his cologne enveloped me. For a moment, all the tension and anger of the past weeks melted away.

This felt right-more right than anything I had felt in my life. Being held by him like this, it was as if...

As if fate wanted me here.

But reality came crashing back all too soon, I shouldn't have gone to him like that. I was still angry with him over Fiona, and I was making a fool of myself.

I quickly pulled away. "I'm sorry," I mumbled, taking a step back and bumping into the cool metal of a nearby shelf. "I don't know why I did that."

Edwin released me after a moment of hesitation. The loss of contact left me feeling oddly cold, and I suppressed a shiver. "It's alright," he said softly, his eyes searching mine. "I'm glad you came. I wasn't sure you would."

The closeness of the space, the warmth of his body, it was

hair. "First, I want you

I've handled it."

eyes widened slightly. I knew that Linda had left the building earlier, but I hadn't heard much more about it. "What happened?" I

a small smile playing on his

and I had to grab onto a nearby shelf to steady myself. "What? How? I don't understand. My designs- 13:03

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designs were destroyed, I personally went and looked at the pieces with the other designers. We could see the care and skill that was

believe what I was hearing. It felt like a dream, too good

not just saying that

Your designs were beautiful." He sighed, a tiny smile tugging at the corners of his lips again. "I

could say anything, Edwin said, "What's more, the designers and

I threw my arms around his neck, thanking him profusely. "Thank

held me close, and I could feel his reluctance to let go, his arms tightening around me as though he were afraid that I'd try to run

back, however, a thought occurred to

I could

He didn't seem very much like a man in love with his

next few minutes, Edwin explained everything. The unwilling engagement, Fiona's

I felt more and more relieved, but also frustrated. I was relieved that he hadn't willingly betrayed me, but frustrated that he hadn't told me sooner. He should have told me he had plenty of chances to, but he

I had ever seen him. "I thought I would be able to end things with Fiona before it came to this. But I never wanted to get engaged

processing everything he had said. It was all so much, and once again, I felt

did," I finally said, choosing my words carefully. "But I hope you

clenched, a muscle ticking beneath his skin. “I know,

eyes, the regret etched into every line of his face. And while couldn't fully forgive him yet, I felt the anger that had been simmering inside me start to dissipate. "So what

expression turned grim. "I think you

suddenly feeling like I might cry. "We have to say

that small motion physically pained him. “Fiona will ruin you if she finds out we've been seeing each

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step forward, and took my hands in his. His wide fingers were surprisingly cool. Or maybe my own skin