One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 226

Audrey & Third Person

Audrey

I held my arm up to shield my face from the onslaught of flashing cameras.

“Look this way, Silver Star!”

“Another kiss for the newspaper!”

“Over here!”

Somewhere through the haze of lights and voices, I felt a warm hand gently tug my hand away from my eyes. “It’s alright,” Edwin’s voice rippled through my mind, instantly soothing me. Just smile and let them get their pictures and they’ll go away.”

I nodded and did as he said, and sure enough, the cameras stopped flashing within a few moments. But I couldn’t help but feel dazed as I watched them scurry away, like I was on display in a museum. And as if the staring earlier wasn’t bad enough, it was even worse now.

“Sorry,” Edwin said, letting out a deep sigh. “I guess I should have thought of that possibility before kissing you in front of everyone.”

“No. It’s alright.” I managed a watery smile. “I’d rather you kiss me than not. But I think I need a few moments.”

“Of course.” Edwin released his grip on my waist and I pulled away, pushing through the crowd. I located the sign for the bathrooms at the back of the dance hall and began heading in that direction, just needing a few minutes to gather myself.

It was just cameras, I knew; but it was just… a lot tonight. Since we’d been working on spreading the rumors that I’d shifted, wasn’t just a shadow anymore. People recognized me. Revered me, in their own way.

And that also meant that they seemed to think I didn’t need space. That I didn’t deserve privacy.

I hoped that Edwin was right-that the news would grow old soon and people would stop staring and whispering and taking pictures.

But I’d also lived long enough in this world to know how celebrities were treated by the paparazzi, always having to hide their faces and avoid going out in public. Not that I liked thinking of myself as a ‘celebrity’, but… was that my future? Being on display? Constantly?

Shaking my head at my overactive thoughts, I pushed the rest of my way through the crowd. I just needed some water and some air, that was all.

I didn’t make it far, however, before I felt a cold hand wrap around my wrist.

“Silver Star.”

I turned, eyes wide, to see Stella towering over me once more-only this time, her cold gaze was almost… pleading

to pull my wrist

only tightened, “I have back pain,”

what she was getting at or why she was choosing

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me, can’t you?” she ground out. “You’ve shifted. I

heal her, or anyone for that matter, because my shifting was all just a lie

“I’ve been drinking tonight. I don’t think it’s a good time

+5.

to let me go. “You must be a little liar, then,” she

mouth worked

usual,” Stella growled before

Hard.

skirt and arms windmilling through the air. Suddenly, there was a crash and a chorus of gasps

sending glass shattering all across the floor. The surrounding area fell silent as I groaned, sitting up to see that the waiter was soaked in wine and champagne and the hardwood was covered in

eyes widened.

“Audrey! What happened!”

toward the mess, a worried look on his face. “I’m fine,”

her to heal my back pain and she freaked out. Seems

my face turn beet red. Somewhere in the distance, the

me,” I thought to Edwin through the Mindlink. “I think

face darkened. “I’ll

“It seems to me like you

cheeks trembled with barely contained rage. “You accuse your

helping the waiter

his stained uniform. “She was holding the Silver Star’s wrist when I walked by,” he clarified. “She seemed

I resisted the urge to let out a sigh of relief and instead said in the calmest voice I could manage, “It was all

flushed pink and he nodded quickly.

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glass, ignoring his protests. Stella must have slipped away in anger at some point, because

respond for him to know that I really did need

cool marble column was soothing against my bare back as I leaned

“She knows.”

frowned. “She’s just testing you. There’s no way she can

soothe me. “I can tell, Edwin. She knows. And I think she might