One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

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Audrey

After a long flight, we finally touched down in Italy. The sunlight streaming in through the plane window was a promising golden hue, and just the sight of it made me feel like my heart was about to leap out of my chest.

“I might need a nap when we get to the villa,” Edwin yawned, shaking the bleariness from his eyes.

But I was too excited to feel tired, even with jet lag and having just spent hours sitting in a seat on a plane.

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Once we picked up our bags, we piled into a van that Edwin had rented for us. He kept smiling over at me, and I had no doubt that he had quite the surprise lined up. It had been a full year since he had booked this trip, after all, and he still hadn’t told me anything about the rental.

When we pulled up to the villa, my mouth dropped open, and so did everyone else’s. The place was massive, stretching out across the beachside with white stone arches, sprawling balconies, and sun–drenched terraces. It felt like something out of a dream, and I could hardly believe that it was real.

Peter was the first to speak. “Holy Goddess–Edwin, what did you do?”

Edwin shrugged, feigning nonchalance, but there was no missing the glimmer in his eyes. “I had to do it. For all of you.”

Tina gave him a playful jab in the ribs. “He really is a big softie after all, isn’t he?”

As if on cue, everyone scattered, rushing to explore every nook and cranny. I could hear Tina’s laughter as she ran up to the second floor to claim a room, and Peter’s exclamation from somewhere down the hall as he discovered the pool table.

My heart raced as I wandered through the villa, my fingers brushing along the cool stone walls. Every room I passed was more extravagant than the last. There was a grand living space with plush sofas, a sparkling hot tub outside with a view of the ocean, and bathrooms with tubs that were practically big enough to swim in.

“This is… magical,” I breathed as Edwin came up beside me, slipping his arm around my shoulders.

He chuckled softly. “You deserve a little magic, don’t you think?”

“You didn’t have to go all out like this, but…

worth it just to see everyone running around like

town. Sunlight gleamed off the ancient stone

first day–sprawling beaches, towering cathedrals, and cozy gelato shops where

The conversation flowed, and with it, updates about where life had taken

grown faster than I ever thought it would. We’re helping

happen, Audrey. And speaking of which…” She exchanged a look with Gavin, her face lighting up. “We’ve decided

and congratulations went up from the table, and I could see the love in Gavin’s

hand.

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I said, reaching across the table to

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I can get from you seasoned caregivers,” She

the head of Crescent Orphan Services. Overseeing the orphanages

at the sound of his name, smiling

many lives,” I said to Eliza. “Those kids are so lucky to

down, her cheeks pink. “Thank

beside her. “Claudia has been amazing, too–she’s basically become my second mom, and she’s gotten back into designing again, too. And Audrey, we have to

mother,

have so many daughters in this group… it feels like such a blessing,” she said softly, pinching Tina’s cheek. “I hope

nice to see my mom have company after everything that had happened with Fiona, and Tina definitely needed a proper family experience. We all spent many nights together, cooking dinner and playing badminton on the

“I think it’s our turn.” He slipped an arm around her shoulders, looking down at her with a glint in his eye. “We’re moving in together next

happiness for my friends. Seeing everyone so settled,

you, Mr. Brooks?” I teased Edwin, nudging him with my shoulder.

intense as before. And…” He hesitated, glancing around at everyone. “Peter and I are still trying to make things right

nodded. “Maybe the Brooks family isn’t completely

beneath the table. I’d been by his side, of