My Professor Is My Alpha Mate

Chapter 247 Grounded

Lila’s POV

The secretary who sat at the desk in the corner of the room looked pale–faced and wide–eyed, confirming my suspicions. Tiffany Prescott cleared her throat, getting their attention. “Come into my office, she ordered them without giving them a second look as she opened her office door. Alpha Jonathan’s gaze found mine. “What is she doing here?” He asked the headmaster as if I wasn’t standing right there. I felt my face warming. “I asked her to join us,” she answers. “For what reason?” “I have my reasons and I’ll explain once you are inside my office, Alpha,” she said firmly. I was surprised by how assertive she sounded knowing that Alpha Jonathan owned this school. He didn’t argue with her, much to my surprise. He turned away from me and stormed into the office. I glanced at Sarah who also looked up at me; I couldn’t read her expression, but she looked pale. She visibly swallowed and stood to her feet. She didn’t say anything to me as she turned and went into the office. I followed closely after them. Headmaster Prescott had pulled up an extra chair and sat it in front of her desk before taking her seat behind her desk. “Please sit.” she instructed all of us. We did as she said, only Alpha Jonathan hesitated slightly before sitting beside his daughter who still appeared pale in the face. I’m not sure if that was because she was sick, or because she was terrified. “I need a full explanation of what happened today.” she said, staring directly at Sarah. She was surprised by the remark and glanced at her father who let a growl emerge from his throat. “Do I need to call my lawyer, Headmaster?” He asked through his teeth. She looked at him with a frown. “That won’t be necessary, Alpha,” she assured him. “I just want to get to the bottom of things. The students are very distraught and they seem to believe that your daughter has done something to them. I would like to know exactly what happened.” “I’ll tell you what happened-” he began to growl, But Headmaster Prescott held up her hand, stopping his words. “If you don’t mind, Alpha. I’d like to hear it from Sarah,” she said calmly. “I’m sure you can understand.” He went to open his mouth again, but this time, Sarah was the one who spoke, “I’m so sorry…” she croaked and when I looked at her, she had tears pouring out of her eyes. “It’s my fault.” “How about you start by telling me exactly what happened. Sarah, Headmaster Prescott said, giving her a look of remorse, and yet compassion. Sarah swallowed hard and kept her eyes fixed on her fingers which she was tugging nervously. “Sarah…” Alpha Jonathan spoke her name like a warning as he clenched his jaw. “I can’t keep lying, Father. I could get in even more trouble,” she said softly, glancing up at him through her tear–filled eyes. “I own this school; nothing is

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know the truth. “You will be silent,” her father said through gritted teeth. Headmaster Prescott sighed and turned to me. “Lila, do you have anything you’d like to say?” She asked, eyeing me carefully. I felt my cheeks flaring with heat. “Me?” I asked, lamely. She nodded and kept her eyes locked on mine. “Yes,” she answered. “You are her opponent, and this affects you just as well as it affects all the other students. I asked you here so you can share your thoughts as well.” “Oh…” “I breathed, staring down at my hands. “I guess I’m still in shock. I had a feeling Sarah had special abilities, but I really didn’t know she was manipulating everyone to vote for her like that. I didn’t know they were all under her spell for this long. Makes me wonder what else she had done.” I didn’t say it out loud, but Scott came to mind. He was saying that Sarah was the one who put him up to vandalize the art exhibit. Because of that, he was sent to jail and had to stay there for months until the official trial. The trial was delayed because Cassidy–Ann was in Monstro and plus, she wanted him to rot there and think about what he had done. Then, his family was forced to pay for the repairs of the exhibit along with pain and suffering. He almost got expelled from the school, but they decided that he suffered enough and decided to give him one more chance like they gave Sarah last year. Besides, it’s not like the exhibit had anything to do with the school. But he isn’t a student and student behavior represents the school. Scott faced a lot over these months; people are still looking at him strangely. He was kicked off the football team and lost most of his friends. Sarah dumped him as well, so he lost his girlfriend too. Since he returned to the school this semester, he’s mainly been keeping to himself. I see him occasionally in the halls, but not much. He never talks to me, not since his warnings against Sarah and her abilities. My heart squeezed painfully in my chest at the thought that Sarah could have