One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 163

Third Person

Fiona hummed softly to herself as she brushed her long platinum hair, admiring her reflection in the vanity mirror. Her baby blue ball gown, the rulle skirts bedecked with pearls and sparkles, hung on the back of her closet door. Her feet ached from dancing in high heels all night, but she didn't mind.

Her sixteenth birthday party had been a grand affair, just as she had always dreamed of. A ballroom decorated with glittering chandeliers and enormous balloons; her favorite band playing on the stage; all of her friends in attendance; a huge, mulu-tiered cake with a figurine of her in her blue gown sitting on top.

It had been quite the coming of age party. Although Fiona couldn't help but feel, somehow, deep in her bones, that the night

up. wasn't fully over. Maybe that was because the house was still bustling with activity as the staff cleaned

Suddenly, a soft knock on the door interrupted her reverie. "Come in," she called out, setting down her brush and turning. The door creaked open, revealing Martha, the kind nanny who had cared for Fiona since infancy. "Miss Fiona, do you have a moment?"

Fiona's brow furrowed slightly. It was unusual for Martha to seck her out this late. "Of course. Is everything alright?" Martha's face was uncharacteristically serious as she stepped into the room. Her blue eyes, crinkled by crow's feet at the corners, seemed full of worry. But as usual, her blonde hair was pulled back into a tidy bun at the nape of her neck.

Martha shut the door behind her.

And locked it.

"Fiona, there's something important we need to discuss. Could you sit down, please?"

Curiosity piqued, Fiona perched on the edge of her bed. Martha joined her, producing a small packet apron pocket With trembling hands, she passed them to Fiona

of papers from her

"What's this?" Fiona asked, flipping through the pages. Her eyes widened as she realized what she was looking at. "A DNA test? I don't understand."

"I have one, too." Martha pulled another packet out of her pocket, one with her own name at the top instead of Fiona's. She held it up next to Fiona's packet, and Fiona could see that the results were the same. Fiona's eyebrows shot up, and she looked at her nanny for clarification.

Martha took a deep breath. “Fiona... I am your biological mother

Fiona stared at her for a moment, blinking dazedly. "My... mother?" she echoed before bursting into laughter. "Very funny. Martha. Did Mother put you up to this? That would be just like her."

stood and lifted the hem of her skirt, revealing a distinctive birthmark on her calf. Fiona's laughter died in her throat as she recognized the mark-an exact match to the one on her own

heart began to race. Her mouth worked uselessly, no words coming out. But

my mother, but this... Martha sat back down, taking Fiona's clammy hands in her own. Fiona, I know this is shocking, but please, let me explain." Over the next hour, Martha unraveled a tale that seemed

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as Claudia's biological daughter. Martha, claiming that she did not want a child of her own,

that hadn't been Martha's child who she had sent

It had been Claudia's

resemblance to one another, those same big blue eyes, that no one would notice. She had then taken Claudia's

now, sixteen years later, here was

face had gone ashen. "But why? Why would you do

with a fervor Fiona had never seen before. "Because you are special, Fiona. You are the Silver Wolf, prophesied to lead Coldclaw to greatness." "Coldclaw?" Fiona echoed, confused. "You mean that barbaric rogue

Silverbite. No one ever went there. It was dangerous territory, full of rogues and criminals. When Fiona was little, she used to have

sent here to ensure the prophecy would be fulfilled.

was reeling. "This is insane.

Martha urged. "Haven't you always felt different? Special? This

She had always felt set apart from her peers, destined for something greater. Could this be the reason? "What does this mean for me?" she asked

ahead of you. You

"How?"

reason. When you are of age, you must marry him and combine his pack's power

mind flashed to Edwin-older, handsome, powerful. He was set to become the Alpha of Crescent pack, a very wealthy and powerful pack. She always knew that she would marry an Alpha, but the idea of marrying him

through her. "And then

said, a smile spreading across her face, "you will lead us

next two years, Fiona's life changed dramatically. Under Martha's guidance, she began secret training in political

recognizing the person staring back at her. Gone was the softness of youth, replaced by

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