One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 152

Chapter 152 Audrey

My stomach twisted into knots into knots at the sight of that peeling paint, that overgrown lawn, those cracked windows. letting in the cold late-autumn air.

The sight of my childhood home brought back a flood of memories I had tried hard to forget. The house looked even more dilapidated than I remembered, the porch sagging slightly and the windows clouded with grime.

Edwin pulled up to the curb, and we just sat there in silence for several long moments. My throat bobbed painfully as I stared up at that place through the windshield. "We don't have to do this, you know."

The sound of Edwin's voice, smooth as butter, caressed the inside of my head. I turned to look at him and saw a gentle, if not pained, expression. I had warned him that my childhood home was... a mess, although I hadn't dared to send those images through our bond.

I didn't even want to remember them myself, let alone burden him with them.

Drawing in a deep breath, I shook my head and said softly, "It's fine. We just need to grab a couple of things and then we'll leave.

"You sure?" He covered my thigh with his hand. His touch sent a wave of warmth through our bond, trying to soothe my anxiety.

*Positive." I nodded, even though I felt my wolf curl up tightly inside of me as if trying to.. hide.

Edwin nodded, his jaw set. We walked up to the door, dodging weeds that had sprung up through cr**ks in the concrete path

I didn't bother knocking. As we entered, the musty smell of neglect hit me harder than ever scent of stale cigarette smoke, old food, and something unidentifiable made me wrinkle my nose.

with

my

enhanced senses.

The

My parents were in the living room, as usual, my father glued to the TV and my mother absently flipping through a magazine. Neither looked up as we entered.

"Mom, Dad," I called out, my voice wavering slightly as we stood in the doorway. "Tm.. I'm home. This is Edwin, my fated. mate"

distaste. Her eyes flicked over me, and I thought I saw them widen slightly-no doubt as

she said, her tone anything but welcoming. She turned back to her

exchanged a glance, and

the living room, we climbed the creaky

childhood bedroom was hardly bigger than a closet-Edwin could easily touch each wall on either side if he stretched out his arms. The bed was just a

my *

first

The walls were dotted with mold

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I shivered as I remembered cold winters in here with nothing but that one blanket to keep

warm.

a minute," I said as I began rifling through my desk drawers. "It has to be here

a word, although I could

connecting us.

"What are these?

of fashion magazine pictures that had been cut and pasted

and tape them together to create new outfits," I said. I walked over to the wall, pointing out a cluster of sketches that resembled those Frankenstein- esque creations. "Eventually, I taught myself to sketch that way. I'd make a collage that I liked and then try to draw it.

as he reached for the

studying it closely. "You were talented even then," he murmured, his fingers

my work then, if only to hide the tears that sprang to my eyes. But as I rifled through some old papers in a drawer,

I'm so sorry you lived like this," he murmured, pressing a gentle kiss to

in his arms, burying my face in

wasn't always like this," I said softly. "My first home was much

in the doorway, her eyes narrowed. She looked between us, her gaze lingering on Edwin's arms around

she asked, her tone flat. There was no curiosity in her

tightened around me. I straightened, meeting her gaze, remaining in his embrace. "I always have been. My wolf was

waited, wondering if she'd have any questions, or even **k a smile at the fact that I'd found my fated mate. But she

told me sooner," she said,

wolf bristled, and I felt anger rise in my chest, and I finally extricated myself from Edwin's arms, turning to face-her fully. "I just found out myself. But even if I'd known before, why should I tell you anything? We don't

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