One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

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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

me to do this-it felt… right. Edwin and I had marked each other a thousand times over whenever

us had expected, but we both knew in our hearts that now was the

of love down the bond, and I held onto it, if only to keep my

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Charles began, “witnessed by the spirits of our ancestors, to unite

the sacred bond

for a moment, I let my gaze slip

leaves, casting intricate patterns on

behind campus-a place where countless people had walked before. We’d picked it out quickly, just needing somewhere quiet and beautiful to say our vows. It really was

by her through all trials, to be her anchor in

tightened around

to honor and support Edwin, to be his strength when he falters, his light in the darkness, and his partner

stuttered. I took a breath, deep and steady, before

nodded and took a step back. “Then

other. His hands, warm and familiar, cupped my face as

tilted my head, baring

skin, the pain was sharp and swift, but it quickly dissolved into something

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

us.

place where his neck met his shoulder, sinking into his flesh, drawing the

mine, I poured every bit of myself into the act-my love, my commitment, every promise I could never put into words. When I pulled back, we were both breathless, our foreheads pressed together, little trails of

done,” Charles said. “By the power vested in me by

although the sound was distant to me, m***d by the sensation of my own heart pounding through my ears. Edwin’s hands

pulled apart, I turned to face our friends, a smile

as quickly, my smile

I thought…” Hooked up at Edwin,

my body changing, no shift in my bones

head, a tiny chuckle

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breath stilled as I looked down at

have felt it, but there was silver light pouring from my skin, soft but growing, brighter

from Avis caught my attention, her