One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 227

Audrey

I wasn’t alone for long before Edwin returned to the courtyard, his arms laden with plates full of fragrant hors d’oeuvres and glasses of bubbly champagne… and then some.

“Are those… shot glasses?” I asked with an amused chuckle as he set the horde of food and drinks down on the stone bench beside me.

My mate smirked and held one of the tiny glasses filled with clear liquid out to me. “I figured you might want a little liquid courage,” he said.

I shook my head, but couldn’t help but laugh as I took the glass. We clinked them together and downed the shots in one go -vodka, I quickly realized as it burned a hot path down my throat. I grimaced and shuddered as I swallowed, scrunching my eyes shut.

“I hate vodka.” I groaned, resisting the urge to gag.

“You’re not supposed to like it.” Edwin grinned as he grabbed another and poured it down the hatch, somehow keeping a relatively straight face as he did. “It’s just supposed to get you drunk.”

Sure enough, my head was already beginning to feel a bit fuzzy by the time I took my second shot. “You could have warned me you were only bringing me here to get me drunk, Professor Brooks,” I teased as I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand.

My words seemed to stoke the embers in my mate’s chest, and he tugged me onto his lap as he took his seat on the bench. “All so I can take advantage of you,” he quipped, brushing the hair away from my neck to nip at the exposed skin.

The sensation made me shiver pleasantly, momentarily forgetting about my anxiety. Edwin, sensing this, nuzzled into the crook of my neck and planted a few kisses just beneath my ear, which nearly caused me to purr out loud.

But before it could go any further, Edwin reached over and picked up a puff pastry off of one of the plates, holding it up to my mouth.

“Open up…”

Obediently, I opened my mouth to accept the sweet pastry. The taste of vanilla cream exploded on my tongue as I chewed, eyes closed, and swallowed.

“Feeling better?” Edwin asked as he popped one into his mouth and then fed me another.

managed a sheepish smile. “You always know how to make me

from him again, my wolf growled in the back of my mind, causing my cheeks

He ate the whole thing in one bite, his lips grazing my fingers as he did. I couldn’t help

you’re not careful, you might unleash a new kink for me,” I remarked, flicking

Edwin just smirked wickedly.

that for a while, wrapped up in each other as we fed one another treats and sipped our drinks. Soon enough, I had almost entirely forgotten about my earlier turmoil-mostly thanks to Edwin but also partially due to

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hopped off of Edwin’s lap and held

some more.”

with that, and took

weaving through crowds of attendees. I stumbled a bit, my cheeks flushed, but didn’t mind the warmth spreading throughout

of bodies, guests moving almost frantically to the upbeat music. The air was filled with the sound of laughter and

and tipped me, my own laughter joining the din. I picked up my skirt and threw my head back and shimmied my hips and shoulders to the music, no longer caring about the eyes on me or the whispers-for

look beautiful when you’re carefree,” Edwin’s voice

“You’re just saying that

working?”

bit more seriously, “I think I’ll just feel better once I shift. Which… could

began to twirl us both across the dancefloor. Other guests moved out of

it again; that shadow hiding in his eyes. The same one I had seen when I

wrong, we separated, moving to opposite sides of the circle. Another couple jumped in—a young man in a forest green suit and a girl in a golden gown-and took our place, twirling across the floor together. I clapped my hands to the beat along with everyone else, but tried my best

telling me,” I thought to him, leveling him with a stern glare. “You keep giving me strange looks

to pale. “Audrey, I…” He looked away, pretending to look at the next couple that jumped into the circle, but I could sense that something was wrong. Finally, he said, “Okay. Yes. There is one last thing that could possibly help you shift. But I’m not

sides. Edwin’s gray eyes met mine across the circle, and there was something in them that made

into

other guests cheered and clapped to the beat, eager to keep the dance going, but I

last thing to help me