One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 201 Audrey

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The apartment was quiet. Far too quiet.

"Open up, Fiona!"

Edwin,thrust his shoulder into the door, the wood creaking under his weight as it swung open. Immediately, I was hit with the scent of Fiona's perfume. But something was off.

"She's not here," I whispered, clutching the silver necklace around my throat. I couldn't explain how or why, but I could just

sense it.

Peter and Edwin exchanged wary glances before stepping into the dimly lit apartment.

"Fiona?" Edwin called out.

"Alpha Edwin? Over here." It wasn't Fiona who answered us; it was a man. One of her guards.

We rounded the corner into the living room to find Fiona's two guards-one male and one female-standing in the middle of the space, looking bewildered. Their eyes darted between us and the open window, where the sheer white curtains were billowing in the cool breeze..

"Where is she?" Edwin demanded. "She's under arrest by decree of Crescent Pack."

One of the guards, a burly man with a close-cropped haircut, rubbed his hand along the back of his neck. "We... We don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know?" Edwin growled. "It's your job to watch her."

The two guards glanced at each other. "She was here one minute, and then..." The male guard trailed off, gesturing helplessly at the open window.

With a huff, Edwin strode over to the window and leaned out to examine the fire escape. "She must have slipped out." He whirled on the guards, fury flashing through his eyes. "What were you two dimwits doing while she was escaping?"

The other guard, a woman with steely gray eyes and black hair pulled into a neat bun, shook her head. "We were both in the room," she insisted nervously. "Turned our backs for all of three seconds and then she was gone."

Peter scoffed, rolling his eyes. "Some guards you are."

any clues. Her phone lay on the nightstand, still plugged in. Nothing had been touched; no clothes sca**ed, no bags half-packed, the bed still neatly made. Wherever she had gone, she had no need for her

I called

over his shoulder. "Someone must have helped her," he said, glancing at the mess. "There's no way she would have taken the risk of running off

to the guards then. "Did you see where she went once she got

guard nodded, looking altogether sheepish by now. We...

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The guards both jumped. "We have to go after that car. We can't just let her run off-not after what

pang in my chest at the mention of my mother, who was still lying unconscious in the hospital. Fiona had done this to her, and now she was gone with the wind. It wasn't fair-wasn't

me.

forward. "I'll go after her

shoulders slumped slightly with relief. "Don't come

paused, looking Edwin and me up and down. A knowing smile played at the corners of his lips. "In the meantime, I think you

and left, the

hallway, I turned to Edwin.

to talk," I said

tightened, but he nodded.

like I could breathe again, but only slightly. The familiar scent of his home-our home-was comforting, but it couldn't quite soothe the ache in

taking a seat across from me in the armchair. For a moment, we just stared at

that. To not give me a choice." My voice trembled slightly, and I bit my lower lip to quell it before continuing. "I know you want

shoulders slumped. "Audrey, I'm so sorry. I never meant to

I was nothing more than a porcelain doll

mate was silent for a few moments, processing, his gray eyes fixed on the floor between

to being the protector. Peter showed me the truth about your past. What you did for your siblings was incredibly brave and selfless, but...."

I nodded.

realized exactly what you're capable of," he said. "I mean, I always knew in