One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 210

Audrey

“Audrey! Wait!”

Edwin’s voice echoed down the bond, but I didn’t-couldn’t-stop. I needed air, needed to breathe.

My feet carried me forward, tears blurring my vision as I pushed past startled students and faculty. Finally, I came to a door leading outside, and the cool morning air hit me like a brick wall. It was all I could do to stagger off to the side and breathe deeply, my lungs struggling to take it all in.

Mr. Black had sabotaged me yet again… But why? Was he still trying to get back at me for what had happened last year, or was this something else?

Suddenly, Edwin burst out into the courtyard after me and grabbed my wrist before I could slip away again.

“Audrey-”

“I don’t want to talk,” I choked out around the lump in my throat. “Just leave me.”

Edwin frowned, his grip tightening on my wrist. “No. Tell me what happened.”

I turned to face him, my chest heaving with sobs I could no longer contain. Despite the warm, sunny spring morning, my body felt chilled to the bone.

“There will be no celebratory date tonight,” I managed bitterly. “I… I failed my presentation. I have to repeat my last semester.”

Edwin’s gray eyes widened in disbelief. “What? How is that possible? Your work is always incredible.”

Through my tears, I recounted what had happened with Mr. Black, the doctored photos, and the other judges’ reactions. Edwin’s expression darkened with each word, his jaw clenching in anger. I could feel his fury through our bond, his need for

Justice

“This is ridiculous,” he growled, his voice low and dangerous. “I’m going to go talk to them right now. They’ll change their minds once I explain what’s really going on. That bastard is clearly up to something, and I won’t let him get away with it.”

But as Edwin turned on his heel to storm back to the presentation room, I grabbed his arm, feeling the muscles tense under my touch.

my voice, feeling fresh heat rise to my cheeks. “No. You promised you would stop doing this, Edwin. I want to handle this on my own,

my face. “But Audrey, this isn’t fair. I can’t just stand by

my problems,” I interrupted, wiping away my tears with the back of my hand. “What sort of reputation will that give me? People know enough about our history as it is, and word will get out. I’ll be seen as the girl who only

the reluctance in his eyes. “If that’s what you want, very well,” he said,

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took a step back. “Tomorrow. Or the next day, or… I don’t know. But I can’t go back there right now.” I shivered at

was grabbing his wrist

on that date, at

my knees trembling slightly. “I hope you understand if I’m not really in

you

hiding from the

do that if you want, but can

been silent for so long, suddenly stirred. “Please,” she whined, “I need our

I missed him, too. “Okay,” I relented. “We

Edwin’s face as he took my hand, leading me away from the building. The drive to his apartment was

remembered it, from the soft throw pillows on

of

I don’t have any of my stuff here anymore, I realized out

a moment later with one of his shirts. “Here,” he said, handing

began to undress right there in the living room. It wasn’t until I had. my blouse hat

I looked up to

missed, sorely needed. It would be so easy to run to him right now, to fall into bed with his arms around me and let him take me into a

had for desire was quickly extinguished by the weight of my sadness. I was too drained, too heartbroken to feel aroused, even as Edwin’s gray

instead, I slipped on his shirt, the fabric soft against my skin and smelling of him. I then curled up on the couch beneath a soft blanket, feeling small and vulnerable

his hand gently stroking my hair. “I’ll be back soon, okay? I just

even speak. As the door closed behind him, I let out a shaky breath, trying