#Chapter 11: One in a Million

Audrey The room had fallen so silent you could have heard a pin drop; I, too, was utterly silent. Not that I could hear anything over the sound of the blood rushing through my ears. I stared in shock at Edwin, wondering if I had just heard him correctly. Did he seriously just admit to sleeping with me? In front of the entire class? But when I focused in on those gray eyes of his, I caught the faintest hint of a smile there that made my heart stop in my chest. “Sir?” the student asked, the fabric still pooled around his feet. “A-Are you—” “It’s true.” Edwin turned to address the entire class, who had all frozen in their tracks by this point. Dozens of eyes darted from me to the professor, a few students glancing at each other as well. No doubt the word would get out. I thought I might die right then and there. “Professor—” I began worriedly, but Edwin cut me off before I could even speak. “I chose Audrey’s resume over hundreds of other applicant