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"

slightly in distaste. Her eyes flicked over me, and I thought I saw them widen slightly-no doubt as she picked up on

you," she said, her tone anything but welcoming. She turned back to her magazine, dismissing us without

I exchanged a glance, and I rolled

living room, we climbed the

side if he stretched

my *

first

notebooks and papers and drawings. The walls were dotted with mold along

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shivered as I remembered cold winters in here with nothing

warm.

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

and posters taped to the walls. He still hadn't uttered a word, although I could feel a

connecting us.

"What are these?

and pasted together; a model's smiling face taped onto a random dress taped onto a pair of

"I used to cut out pictures from fashion magazines 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-

softened as he reached

wall with the utmost care, studying it closely. "You were talented even then," he

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

like this," he murmured, pressing a gentle kiss

turned in his arms, burying my

said softly.

her eyes

There was no curiosity in her voice, no concern or interest. Just

straightened, meeting her gaze, remaining in his embrace. "I always have been. My

a moment, my mother was silent. I waited, wondering if she'd have any questions, or even **k a smile at the fact

me sooner,"

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,

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