One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 216

Audrey

The mirror was clear now, the steam long since dissipated, but the image of that message was burned into my brain.

“Coldclaw awaits you, Silver Wolf…”

“It was right here,” I said, pointing at the glass. “I saw it when I came out of the shower.”

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Edwin leaned in close, his brow furrowed as he ran a finger along the mirror. I had called him right away, of course, and he had come running as soon as I had told him what I’d seen. “And you’re absolutely sure you didn’t imagine it?” he asked, turning to me.

I shot him a glare as I slipped my phone out of my sweatpants pocket. “Of course I’m sure. What, you think I would call you over here in the middle of the night for no reason?”

He held up his hands in surrender. “I had to ask. Look, just show me the picture again.”

With a huff, I tapped on the screen a few times and showed him the photo I had managed to snap before the steam had faded away completely. The writing had already begun to disappear by the time I had taken the photo, but most of it was still visible.

“Shit,” my mate muttered as he handed the phone back me. “I guess someone broke into your dorm while you were out today.”

My stomach churned at the thought, a cold feeling spreading through my chest. “But how? The building has fob access only, and there’s a security guard posted at all times in the lobby.”

Edwin shook his head, his eyes dark with anger. “Well, the ‘security’ around here is clearly not good enough. I’ll be having a long chat with the dean about this, that’s for sure. Coldclaw rogues shouldn’t be able to waltz in here whenever they please.”

I wrapped my arms around myself, suddenly feeling very exposed in my tiny dorm room. “So what’s what you think it was?” I whispered. “Rogues?”

Edwin shrugged. “I can’t think of anyone else who would do something like that. If Fiona returned here, Peter or Charles would have found her. It had to have been rogues-likely they were sent to try and… collect you again.” Even Edwin, always the stronger out of the two of us, shuddered at the thought. “I’m just glad you weren’t here when they came.”

I let out a rueful chuckle. “It still feels like a violation, even if I wasn’t here when they came,” I whispered.”

“I know.”

what do we do now?” I asked,

in with me,” he said, his tone leaving little room for argument. “In fact, I might not take ‘no’ for an answer

had managed to get into

said softly, stepping closer. His thumb brushed gently across my cheek. “But the semester is over

an eyebrow at that, unable to keep the skepticism

playing at the corners of his mouth. “I swear it. No cooping you up all day or following you around,

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as I was reminded of the ring sitting in the drawer of his bedside table. Maybe

so far into the future

that it would have been stu*pid of me to refuse given the circumstances.

crossing

your mate and you’re just trying to take care of me, but I mean it, Edwin. I can’t go through that again. It nearly tore us apart last time. I

He nodded solemnly. “Understood.”

a moment, thinking, before I continued. “I want to be able to go out on my own sometimes. No escorts,

face fell at that. “Audrey, I don’t

him off, holding up

conflicted. I could almost hear the gears whirring behind his eyes. Finally, he suggested, “How about a compromise? I’ll have a bodyguard keep an eye on you when you go out alone, but they’ll

narrowed my eyes, considering. “And if I

But with Coldclaw after you,

“My mom doesn’t.”

does,” Edwin chuckled. “They’re just really good

pros and cons. I knew he was right; I’d have to get used to having guards around me eventually. Finally, I nodded reluctantly. “Fine. But

chuckled, then his expression turned serious again. “But there is one more thing I want to suggest,” he said cautiously. “If you’re going to insist on taking care of yourself for the most part, then

I said slowly, choosing my words carefully, “I have been

rose

been wondering if maybe I was going about it all wrong before. Trying to force it, you know?

Sometimes it’s best to let nature take