One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 203 Audrey

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With one last flourish, I took a step back from the mannequin to admire the gown that I had spent countless hours creating over the past month.

Sunlight streamed through the large studio windows, catching on the beads and sequins I had painstakingly sewn by hand onto the bodice. The colorful fabric caught the light as well, so delicate that it was almost sheer with the sun behind it.

The gown was perfect-it was absolutely everything I had envisioned and then some.

But this wasn't just any gown, nor was it just my thesis project. It was a tapestry of my journey throughout fashion school and throughout my life, each piece carefully chosen from projects I had completed over the years.

Swatches of silk from my first-year color theory project, intricate embroidery from a second-year assignment, even scraps from the disaster that was my attempt at avant-garde in third year-they were all there, woven together into something entirely new.

And soon, in just a couple of short weeks, I would be presenting this gown as my thesis project.

I hoped that the judges would like it.

"Audrey, you've outdone yourself yet again," Tina sighed dreamily from her perch on a nearby stool. Her red curls caught the sunlight as she tilted her head, examining the gown from different angles. "I can't believe it's finally coming together."

Avis, who had been circling the mannequin with a critical eye, suddenly piped up. "Can I buy it off of you for a bit when the semester is over? I'd like to display it in my shop window. I'll return it.”

I couldn't help but giggle at her eagerness. "You can have it for free, Avis. Consider it my gift to you for your business."

"Audrey, you don't-"

"I mean it, Avis. It's yours." I grinned at my friend.

Avis's cheeks flushed pink as she checked her watch, her eyebrows shooting up in surprise. "Oh wow, is that the time? Speaking of which, I've got some orders I need to work on. See you two later! Thank you so much, Audrey!" She hurried away, her blonde curls bouncing as she went, the rapid click of her heels fading down the hallway.

As soon as the studio door closed behind Avis, Tina and I exchanged knowing smirks. The silence hung between us for a moment before Tina broke it with a mischievous grin.

to work on' she really means that she has a sex appointment with Gavin," Tina said, wiggling her eyebrows suggestively as she

at the thought. "Ew, Tina! I don't want to picture my

bouncing off the high ceilings and bare walls. "Oh, come on. You can't tell me you haven't thought about it. They're disgustingly cute together. The way they look at each other, it's like they're the only two people in

another. We often joked that they

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just focus on the gown, shall we? I still have some finishing

back to the mannequin, I picked up a small container of seafoam green and sky blue beads. The tiny glass orbs clinked together as I poured a few into my palm, their iridescent surfaces catching the light. With careful precision, I began to create the shape of a luna moth on

tickled my ear as she

nodded, my fingers working deftly as I attached each bead. "The one from last summer

her hand as she leaned back on her stool. "Very fitting for someone like you."

gown to represent everything that I am-my journey from human to werewolf. Both phases of my life are equally important, and

"What?" Tina prompted gently.

see this, that's all," I admitted, my voice small. "His input

and thread

"Audrey..." Tina whispered.

a long month, that's all," I

we had agreed to take a break. Edwin had stuck to his promise, not slipping up even once. It was both a relief and a bit of a disappointment, if I was being

tried to contact you even once?" Tina

paused. "Well, sort of. He sent me flowers a couple of times

Tina pointed

I laughed ruefully and turned away from the window, dragging my gaze away from the springtime blossoms on the trees in the courtyard below and the gaggles of students

"You're incorrigible.

smile. "I really am feeling better lately, even though it's been tough with my mom still in