One Night With My Alpha Professor
Finally, I felt those shadows surrounding his soul ebb away, replaced by shafts of silver light on the fullest night of the moon.
After a long moment, he pulled back. His eyes were clearer now, though still a bit troubled. “I think... I think we should cut training short today,” he said softly. “I don’t think I’m in the right headspace to continue for right now.”
I nodded, understanding completely. “Of course. Besides,” I added with a tiny smile, “tomorrow is Christmas Eve. We still have a tree to cut down and a house to decorate.”
Edwin managed a small smile of his own. “I did promise we could do that, didn’t we?”