One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 157 Audrey

I knelt beside Edwin, helping him clean up the splattered sauce. His hands shook slightly as he wiped the floor, and I noticed. how pale he had become. Guilt gnawed at me; I felt like I had violated him by slipping into his mind without permission..

"Edwin, I'm so sorry." I said softly, wringing out the cloth into the sink.

Edwin looked over at me, his eyes still wide with shock, but shook his head. "Audrey, it's okay. I'm not upset with you."

"But I invaded your mind." I insisted, my voice trembling slightly. "I saw your memories without permission."

He shook his head again, curling his fingers around the edge of the counter. He was silent for a long time, and growing worried, I finally murmured, "Edwin?" "Sorry." He leaned back, dropping his arms to his side I'm just fascinated. How did you do that?"

I furrowed my brow. "I... I don't know," I admitted. "One moment I could feel your fear and your pain, and then the next, I was... Inside your memories. Not just seeing them, but living them through your eyes, Was it the mate bond?"

Edwin was silent again for some time before he swallowed and said. "It wasn't the bond. What you just did.. Tve never heard of anything like it." He turned to me, and his face was stony. “Except for one legend My face paled. The Silver Star. "Mind reading?" I whispered.

"Perhaps.” His face softened, and he murmured, “I'm really not upset with you, Audrey"

I let out a breath I didn't know I'd been holding. Edwin opened his arms for me, and I stepped into them, inhaling his familiar scent. He held me like that for a few moments, stroking my hair, before he pulled back and leveled me with a steady

*I want you to practice this skill," he said. "It could be the link we need to figure out if you're the Silver Star. You can practice

I hesitated, remembering how Edwin had always prided himself on his private nature. The thought of breaching that barrier again, even with permission, made me uncomfortable. "I don't want to take your privacy from you."

Edwin took my hands in his. "Audrey, listen to me. You're my mate. I would willingly share my entire life with you if you want. There's nothing I want to hide from you. Not anymore."

felt a warmth spread through my chest. But before I could respond, my stomach let out another loud growl, breaking the

reverberating through the kitchen. I think that's

this after we eat. Your new werewolf appetite

more

un talk

to preparing the meal. The sizzle of meat in the pan and the bubbling of sauce filled the air. As we worked, I couldn't help but think about what I had seen in Edwin's mind. The pain and fear he had felt when he thought he had lost me... it was overwhelming. The memory of it made my heart.

table, both of us still stunned from

sorry about Fiona," I

never to do something like that

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be mad at you. Just If you're going to do something

sound was thin, even to my own cars, "I can do that." I paused, chewing a piece of pasta, before I mused, "I wonder what she was

with how elusive she's been lately..."

minds buzzing with the implications of everything. When we were finished, we cleaned up the dishes and beaded to the living room. My body ached

had other plans. He stopped

could start small, see if you can pick up on simple thoughts or images. It might help

both exciting and terrifying "Okay, but.... tell me if it becomes too much. I

Edwin's thumbs traced soothing circles on my palms, sending little

image," he said. "Try to follow our bond, then go deeper. Describe what you see in

At first, there was nothing but darkness. I furrowed my brow, frustration building as I followed that silver thread deeper and deeper and deeper, but found nothing beyond our

not working. I muttered, resisting the urge to