One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 192 Audrey

Saturday night, I found myself in Tina's dorm room, surrounded by my friends as we prepared for a night out. The air was thick with the scent of hairspray and perfume, laughter echoed off the walls, and music played from the bluetooth speake

on Tina's bedside table. My head already buzzed slightly from pregame shots we had all shared, and my fingers tingled with anticipation.

It felt like ages since we had all been together like this, just the girls, carefree and excited for a night on the town. I was glad it was finally happening.

"I can't believe we're finally doing this," Tina said, carefully applying a coat of mascara. "It feels like forever since we've all gone out together."

I nodded, smoothing down the front of my new dress-a slinky black number that hugged my curves in all the right places. I'd bought it earlier today, wanting tonight to be extra special. "I know," I said, reaching for a bobby pin to pin my silver streak out of sight-just to be safe. "I've missed this so much."

Betty emerged from the bathroom, her dark hair perfectly styled in loose waves down her back. "Audrey, you look amazing! Edwin's going to be so jealous that he's not coming with us."

I felt a twinge of guilt at the mention of Edwin, but I pushed it aside. We had talked, and he understood that I needed this night with my friends. He had promised that he would remain in his office tonight, grading papers and not following me around to make sure I was alright.

If I was honest, the idea of not having him with me did fill me with a sense of anxiety. There really was no knowing exactly when Coldclaw might send more rogues after me, and for that reason, he had made me keep pepper spray in my purse, had instructed. me to hide my silver streak in order to keep my identity private, and had helped me brush up on some of my defense maneuvers just in case.

I doubted that anything would happen in a crowded club, surrounded by my friends. But it felt good to have the extra protection.

Once we were all ready, the four of us piled into a cab, giggling and chattering as we made our way to the club. The neon lights of the city blurred past the windows, and I felt my anxiety quickly being replaced by excitement.

"Let's make a pact," Tina said as we pulled up to the club, the bass already thrumming through the air. "No boy talk tonight. This is all about us girls."

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Betty smirked. "Easy for you to say. You're the one who actually likes girls."

shrugged at the

the energy of the crowd was infectious. I could feel my excitement building, the

wanted to check in with you. Are you really okay after the other night? You know, when Edwin showed up

"Yeah, I am. Edwin and I talked things through. He agreed to take

why he's not here tonight-we both

weeks off of training, too, just to

glad to hear that.

help but

cut short as we finally made it inside the club. The music washed over us, the heavy bass pulsing through my body. The dance floor was a sea of moving bodies, lights flashing overhead in a dizzying array

crowd. I ordered a vodka. cranberry, the tart sweetness

us," Betty said, raising her glass. "And to a night of forgetting

me that had nothing to do with the alcohol. This was exactly what I needed-a night to just be a

ourselves in the music and the moment. I twirled under the flashing lights, feeling freer than I had in months. The worries about training, about Coldclaw, about my responsibilities-they all faded away, replaced by the

in the stuffy bathroom where the walls and mirrors were covered in graffiti. Soon, my head was spinning from the alcohol, but

during a particularly

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the dance floor, my wolf suddenly choked out,

blonde head bobbing through the crowd. My

my wolf. "What's

but I'm getting a bad

my eyes to see better. It was a crowded club; it could have been anyone. But I would have recognized that long

who followed her everywhere were nowhere to be found. How was she here without them? She was supposed to be

needed to find out. And maybe the alcohol