One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 134 Audrey

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I lay with my head on Edwin's shoulder afterwards, tracing lazy patterns across his bare skin and watching as his chest rose and fell. Soft strains of classical music played on the speaker, and the candles flickered, casting dancing shadows on the walls of our secret hideaway. The air still smelled like sweat and intimacy, heady and intoxicating. Edwin reached for a bunch of grapes on the nearby tray, plucking one and bringing it to my lips. "Open," he murmured, his voice low and husky.

I obliged, letting him feed me the sweet fruit. His fingers, still tasting faintly like me, brushed my lips as I took the grape. The burst of flavor on my tongue was a stark contrast to the lingering taste of his skin. As I chewed, Edwin poured us each another glass of wine. I took my offered glass, clinking it softly with his, and took a sip. After our encounter, that bit of liquid felt necessary to cool myself and relax my tired muscles.

"This is nice," I said softly, snuggling closer to him as if he might disappear if I didn't.

Edwin hummed in agreement and turned to me. One hand came up to cup the nape of my neck, and he lazily ran his fingers through my disheveled hair. "It is. I wish we could stay like this forever." Forever. That sounded nice. I could have stayed here for eternity, just in this room. No obstacles, no heartache, no..... Fiona.

The contentment I felt in that moment was suddenly pierced by the memory of her-of the way she had acted earlier today. Her sweet smile, her gentle voice, the way her platinum hair caught the light. So unlike the version of her I had met twice before..

I bit my lip, debating whether to bring it up now or to wait. We only had our little rendezvous once a week, and I hated the thought of shattering the little bit of peace we felt during this time. But if I couldn't tell him now, then when could I?

"Edwin," I started hesitantly, my fingers tightening around the stem of my wine glass, "there's something I need to tell your"

He tensed slightly, eyeing me over the rim of his glass. "What is it?"

I took a deep breath to steel myself. "I saw Fiona in town today.

Edwin's entire body immediately went rigid, except for his fingers, which slackened around his glass. For a moment, it almost seemed like he would drop it and spill the red liquid over our makeshift bed, but then he seemed to collect himself again and set it aside.

was

my knees and dug my fingers into the soft flesh of my bare thighs. "Positive. I didn't know she would be in town. Is it...

my spine for more reasons than one-a reminder of the wolf that lurked beneath his human exterior. Terrifying and s**- "I wasn't aware she was in town either," he said darkly. "I certainly didn't invite her,

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lip as I thought back to the encounter. "That's the weird thing. She was actually... nice. She took one of my friend's business flyers and even apologized

right now. I let him gather me into his lap, savoring the feeling of his muscular arms

trust her, Audrey. If you

in his voice startled me. I pulled back just enough to look at him, taken aback by the fierce

hard. "I promise,"

relief. But his body remained rigid, his arms wrapped protectively around me. I realized, in those moments, that a part of him feared her. Not for what she

too terrified to ask just how far she

I felt him relax beneath me. His arms tightened around me as he deepened the kiss,

ear. We rocked together on the blanket for some time, our glasses of wine left mostly-untouched on the floor. His powerful frame caged me, protected me from the outside world.

time, we lay tangled together,

realization that our time was running out and

reluctantly. "We should

to my forehead. His lips lingered there, as if he too was reluctant to

lips despite the sadness

of this, and I was already yearning for more. I already craved the days when we could sleep in each other's arms in a real bed, not hidden away in

a jolt through me, and I

But he didn't