One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 250

Audrey

The charity gala was underway, and everything was exactly as we planned. Round tables were covered with white and silver tablecloths, glittering candles flickered on every surface, dim lighting creating an almost hazy atmosphere.

Edwin and I sat at a table near the front of the banquet, flanked by Peter and my mother. Eliza had opted out of coming so she could care for Joseph

My friends had places at the table as well, but they were nowhere to be found–last I had heard, Tina had pulled them all away for shots at the bar, so that they could “drown out all these stuffy socialites.”

I didn’t join them. My mind was still too busy being stuck on everything that had happened today, everything that I had seen in that little boy’s memories.

To think that we were here, drinking champagne and eating cake while children–children–were locked up in a factory somewhere…

“Hey.” Edwin leaned close and gently touched my hand, a gesture that a nearby photographer made sure to capture with a flash of his camera. “You know these things take time.”

I tried not to frown, because it wasn’t becoming for the Silver Star to frown at an event like this.

“I know. It just pisses me off that people do that to each other. To kids.”

Edwin’s hand tightened around mine. Without a word, he pushed his chair back and rose, leading me away from the table- away from Peter lounging back in his chair and sipping a glass of white wine as his eyes scanned the crowd for Betty, away from my mother clapping along to the music, away from our uneaten plates of food.

“Look at all this,” Edwin said as we meandered our way through the crowd. He gestured to the finely dressed attendees, many of whom were lining up outside the donation booth with their wallets in hand and grins on their faces. “This is making a difference for those kids as we speak.”

I couldn’t help but nod, no matter how badly a part of me–the same part that had stormed into Coldclaw territory to save Peter–wanted to rush off into the sunset and take down the bad guys like I was in some kind of movie.

“You’re right,” I said with a tiny sigh. “Just… promise that tomorrow, we’ll go pay a visit to Sophia in prison?”

Edwin nodded and brushed his thumb across my cheek, eliciting another camera flash from somewhere in the crowd. “Of course, my love. You know I enjoy letting you loose on those bastards.”

A smirk crossed my lips at that. More than once, the orphanage directors who I’d interrogated had referred to me as ‘Crescent’s dog. I didn’t mind the nickname, although it was meant to cut deep.

If I was like a hound guarding my people, then I considered that a good thing.

Edwin, seemingly relieved by my smile, pressed a kiss to my forehead and pulled away. “Wait here. I’ll grab us both a drink.”

I nodded and watched him go, then turned to take everything in The dance floor was practically swarming with people, skirts glittering in the candlelight with each dip and twirl,

It was funny, being at an event like this now. The last time I’d been to a charity gala had been for someone else’s cause- some other Alpha and Luna duo raising money for a good purpose,

Sometimes, it was easy to forget that I was a Luna now, since Edwin and I spent most of our time in that little apartment and things really didn’t feel all that different.

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but I think I was starting

to be doing something good. To be in a position in life where I could genuinely

“Luna Brooks?”

the woman

She held out her hand for me to shake, and I

I said, shaking my head slightly. “My mind has been elsewhere. How are

beamed at me. “This is a lovely event.

Thank you so

storefront may just have more wiggle room than we thought. I know you were worried about the cost before, so I thought I might let you

surprised. “It’s still

think it’s called–is deterring a lot of potential buyers.

it a couple of times over the summer; not just on the night we’d discovered that the thrift shop

had told me that more and more small clothing businesses in the area were going belly–up due to the company since

weren’t technically breaking any rules, so

see,” I finally said.

sighed. “It certainly is. But, I doubt our illustrious Luna could ever start a business that’s doomed to fail.” Grinning, she pulled her business card out of her clutch

afford it. And besides, I had way too much going on right now to think about starting my own business, especially not

felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned, expecting to see Edwin standing behind me with two glasses of wine, but instead I came face–to–face with a woman with

one. But I couldn’t quite place where I’d seen her

asked, nodding toward Mary. “You’re

and shrugged. “Yeah, it’s just out of my price range.

redhead cocked her head and pursed her lips. “I’m afraid I don’t. Maybe you’re shy because you’re new to being a Luna, but you

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leaning back a

Q

she said, her gaze flicking up and down my emerald green

been there myself. But she

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