One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Ch*r 1**3**6 Audrey

"Nice costume.

Fiona leaned against the bar, a drink is one hand, the latex of her sleek cat costume creaking as she moved.

She looked devastatingly beautiful, with her platinum hair trailing down her back in loose curls and black eyeliner haloing her eyes. Her waist, long and slender, seemed to move fluidly like a serpent as she reached forward to pluck a piece of lint off of my red cape.

"Red Riding Hood," she said with a sweet smile as she flicked the lint onto the floor. "Where's your big, bad wolf?"

I swallowed hard. "What are you doing here?" I bit out before I could think twice.

"I heard this town had a nice Halloween festival," Fiona replied **lly, unbothered by my harsh voice. "I thought I'd check it out for myself."

As she spoke, I couldn't help but look over her costume again. Her legs were so long. She had to have been a solid four inches taller than I was, with a slender, athletic build. Next to her, I felt like a child, especially in my costume. Seeing her like this... I knew she was beautiful, but I hadn't noticed just how much more beautiful she was than me.

No wonder he won't make things official with you, a tiny voice seemed to say in the back of my mind. She's so much more than you'll ever be...

No. I bit down hard on my tongue to dispel the thoughts. Edwin would never. My Edwin...

Was he mine, though? It didn't matter. Fiona was a snake, and Edwin had said so himself. He had also told me to steer the hell away from her.

"I have to go," I mumbled, trying to slip past her. But Fiona moved with cat-like grace, suddenly blocking my path. "Wait," she said, her voice soft. I looked up at her, resisting the urge to shove her out of the way. But I knew it wouldn't do any good even if I did; she was a werewolf, unlike me, a human. Her strength, especially with that lean build, was likely leaps and bounds ahead of mine.

When I didn't answer or move, she said, "I wanted to apologize again for how I treated you before. I really didn't mean to hurt you. I'm so sorry."

I hesitated for a moment, Edwin's warning ringing in my cars. I should have been running by now-running for the hills. But I was rooted to the spot. Out of fear, confusion, or curiosity, I couldn't tell, Maybe I was more like Red Riding Hood than I thought.

"It's just that..." she continued, leaning in closer as if sharing a secret, "Edwin has a history of h*king u**p with younger girls Especially humans."

"What?"

sighed. "When I saw how pretty you were and how close you two were getting, I knew exactly what he was

somehow wound up in my way, "I know I haven't given you a good reason to trust me, she said 09:29 Thu, Sep

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breath smelling like spearmint, "but it's true. I know the signs-I know what he's doing

"Prove it," I growled.

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and shrugged. "Very well. Let me guess-and you don't have to confirm nor deny it:

"And he's whispering sweet nothings to you. Making you feel like the only girl in the

punch to the gut, and it felt as if all of the

calling our weekly meetings just h**king up.' The memory of his voice, so casual about what I thought was blossoming into a real relationship, made my chest tighten

she sighed, pushing a platinum curl over her shoulder. "Which means

made me feel like I was the only girl in the world.

to me. The one thing I really wanted, more than the gifts and the secret rendezvous and the treats-a relationship. Even a

were 'just

you stay with someone like that?" I asked, my voice barely more than a whisper. I gripped my little wicker basket tighter,

a sad smile on her face. "He's my fated mate. It's

Fated mate. The other half of

had feared this entire time, something that I could never bring myself to voice. As a human, I could never fulfill that role-only werewolves had fated mates. Those who were paired together by the Moon

chest burned. Why hadn't he told

was lying, that this was just another one of her tricks. But as I stared up at her, and I

that why he hadn't ended things with her? Because

have noticed my expression because she reached out and squeezed my arm. Lflinched away, and

with him," she said. "Edwins a master manipulator. But you should be careful around him, and take everything he says with a grain of salt. I'm only telling you this for your own

"In fact, Edwin night spread hes about me. He always says I'm

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**he crowd, leaving me reeling. The noise of the bar came rushing back, suddenly too loud,