One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

C Chapter 235

Audrey

Time slowed, each second stretching into an eternity as the silver arrow sliced through the air, its deadly point trained directly on Edwin’s heart. The world blurred around me, narrowing to that single glint.

“Save yourself!” Edwin’s voice echoed down the bond.

But there was something that they didn’t know-something that not even Edwin knew. Something that I didn’t even know until this very moment.

Something that changed everything.

Fiona and Axel believed they had us cornered, trapped within their grasp, but that couldn’t have been further from the truth.

At that moment, I thought back to the moments just before dawn-when the sky held onto the last vestiges of night, the moon hanging low, pale and ghostly as the first traces of light began to thread across the horizon.

Barefoot, I stood in the clearing, the cool dampness of the grass brushing against the hem of my dress.

Tina pressed a bundle of wildflowers that she’d picked into my hands

“I figured you’d at least need a bouquet,” she whispered, her voice choked with tears. “Every bride needs a bouquet.”

I managed a tiny smile. “We’ll have a real wedding, you know. Once we’re able.”

Tina sniffled. “I know. It’s just… This should be special, too.”

I nodded, glancing down at the dress I’d picked out. It was the same silver one I’d worn to the charity gala, the closest thing to white I could find in my closet. It was no wedding gown, that was for certain, but it worked in a pinch.

Across from me, Edwin was grumbling with annoyance as Charles fiddled with his hair and Gavin adjusted his shirt. He was dressed simply, a pair of black trousers, an untucked button-down with the first few buttons undone, hair tousled.

He was barefoot, like me, so that we could both feel the earth beneath us.

My heart swelled at the sight of him looking so simple and free, and I blushed, looking away.

“You’re sure you want this?” Betty asked softly, her fingers brushing my wrist. “You’re sure it’s not too soon?”

I nodded. “Yes, I… I want this,” I murmured. It was last-minute, unexpected, but… lives hinged on this. Not just Peter’s, but ours, our friends, that little girl with cancer.

It was time for the Silver Star to emerge.

was ready for

marked each other a thousand

us had expected, but we both knew in our hearts

to Edwin and took his hand. He sent a thread of love down the bond, and I held onto it, if only to keep my hands

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of the moon,” Charles began,

in the sacred

I let my gaze slip away from Edwin, drawn

Moonlight filtered through the leaves, casting intricate patterns on the forest floor. The air smelled of night-blooming jasmine, sweet and heady. Somewhere in the distance, the hoot of

place where countless people had walked before. We’d picked it out quickly,

turned to Edwin. “Do you swear to honor and protect Audrey, to stand by her through all trials, to be her anchor in the storm and her joy

fingers tightened around

toward me. “Audrey, do you swear to honor and support Edwin, to be his strength when he falters, his light in the

deep

step back. “Then let the

hands, warm and familiar, cupped my face as he leaned in,

my head,

pain was sharp and swift, but it quickly dissolved into something else-something deeper, a wave of warmth and belonging

was more than the bond we’d come to know, far deeper than that. It felt as if our bodies were

us.

was my turn. My fangs found the place where his neck met his shoulder, sinking into his flesh, drawing the taste of him into

could never put into words. When I pulled back, we were both breathless, our

Charles said. “By the power vested in me by the Moon

own heart pounding through my ears. Edwin’s hands cradled my face, pulling me into a kiss that was deep and

turned to face our friends, a smile breaking

quickly, my

thought…” Hooked up at Edwin,

sensation of my body changing, no shift in

tiny chuckle escaping his

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stilled as I looked down at my hands, my

it, but there was silver light pouring from my skin,

gasp from Avis caught my attention, her eyes wide as she whispered, “Her