One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 161 Audrey

The familiar facade of Claudia's estate came into view, pebbled driveway crunching under the car's tires as Edwin pulled in. The windows glowed with golden-yellow lights, music spilling out into the night air. The driveway was packed with expensive sports cars, elegantly-dressed guests mingling in the windows with glasses of champagne in their hands. Despite the light coating of snow dusting the ground outside, the inside of the house looked warm and inviting.

But I felt cold inside, even in the white fur stole that Edwin had given me to wrap around my shoulders.

I shivered as I looked out the windshield.

"I can't believe we're doing this," I muttered.

Edwin sighed and put the car in park behind a particularly expensive-looking red Miata and turned to me. "We can still turn around if you really want to."

Swallowing hard, I quickly shook my head. "No. I said I would do it, so I will. It's just. I leaned forward to get a better look at the front door, where another couple was making their way inside. There are so many people here."

My mate reached over and gripped my trembling hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze. "You'll have me by your side. If you get nervous, just look at me. Not them."

1 nodded and took a deep breath in an attempt to calm my racing heart, although it did little to help in the long run. I was terrified.

Ever since Edwin had told me about his plans to attend Fiona's birthday, we had doubled down on my training. We had spent hours upon hours practicing, pushing my limits until I could slip into his mind with

ease.

The sessions had been exhausting, both m**lly and physically, but I knew they were necessary. My skills were still green, but it was much easier now to read a memory-not just to read it, but to live it as if I were there.

"What if I can't do it?" I whispered, voicing my deepest fear. My voice sounded small, even to my own ears. "What if I freeze up when I see her? Or what if she realizes what's happening and shoves me out of her mind?"

Edwin turned to face me, his gray eyes serious. The intensity of his gaze made my breath catch, even in the dim light of the

car.

"That's why we've practiced, Audrey. You're tougher than you know. You can do it."

knew that there was no going back now; Fiona was up something dark, and we needed information before it got out of

the fur wrap a little tighter around

she needs to answer for what she did to you. Pushing you off

stomach lurch all over again. It hadn't been attempted murder, She had killed me. I'd died for three

I whispered. My voice shook despite my best

fierce. "She won't. I won't let her near you. And once we reveal who you really are, no one will

Chapter 161

fell to my ankles, paired with strappy silver

to me.

it. Then, my hand moved to the silver streak in my hair next, which was now carefully hidden behind my ear. The texture was different from the

washed out all of the dye with Edwin's help. It had taken

it hidden beneath the rest of my hair for now,

exposed, I admitted, gesturing to myself.

mint. I relaxed instantly. "Stop it. You look beautiful," he murmured, his breath tickling my skin. "Absolutely stunning. And

still uncertain. The idea of purposely drawing attention to the part of myself I'd hidden for so long felt terrifying, like a dragon exposing the soft

before."

his arms strong and comforting around me. I breathed in his scent, letting it calm me. "But you're the Silver Star. It's time to show

smiling slightly. "I guess I

a moment, just holding each other. The steady beat of Edwin's heart against my ear helped soothe my frayed nerves. Finally, I took

the front door. The gravel crunched beneath our feet, the sound seeming unnaturally loud in the quiet night air. Before we could knock, it swung open to reveal Claudia, beaming at us. The warm light

Oh, I'm so glad you could make it!" She pulled me into a

since her birthday party, the night everything changed. The night I died. Our meetings had been over video call-and now that I was a werewolf, her scent was that much

That much more.. familiar.

So, so familiar.

But her gaze traveled over me, noting every change. "Oh my, Audrey! You look... different. More

kind, made me feel even

ushered us inside, still gushing. The warmth of the house enveloped us, along with the sounds of laughter

can't believe how much you've changed in just a couple of months," Claudia mused as we made our way inside. "You really look like you've come into your own. You're

At that moment, my wolf suddenly