My Professor Is My Alpha Mate

Chapter 271 Emergency At The School

Lila’s POV

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“They found somebody dead?” I asked in a h oar se whisper, turning to face Enzo who had a grave look on his face. I knew from his face alone that it was true and suddenly my heart hurt. I had to leari against him. to support the weight of my body before I completely fell over.

I felt dizzy, like I wanted to pass out at any moment and my breathing became incredibly shallow.

Enzo didn’t answer me at first; he only looked beyond the area and at the many police cars that were parked in the lot, along with the ambulance.

“Like a student?” I continued to ask, staring at him still and unable to look away..

“Yes; a student,” he finally answered, audibly swallowing

“Who?”

I wasn’t sure I wanted to know the answer, but the knot in my stomach wasn’t going to leave this alone.

“I’m not sure,” he said shaking his head. “I should have reported it sooner.”

“You knew about it?” I asked, furrowing my brows together.

I stepped out of his strong embrace and peered up at him.

“I smelled something off earlier,” he admitted, meeting my eyes. “It smelled like rotting flesh; it was disgusting. Made me nearly throw up. But the scent faded after a little while.”

“What made it fade?”

“I don’t know..” he said, and the look on his face, I knew he was telling me the truth. “But it was after I saw

His voice faded suddenly.

“After you saw what?” I pressed.

He met my eyes again and I saw that he was struggling with this next sentence; my stomach clenched at the very thought of what he was about to say.

“It was after I saw Rachel.”

I gasped at his words and stepped even further away as if he had just slapped me across the face.

“You think she did this?”

“I didn’t say that,” he said quickly.

“You didn’t have to. I can see it on your face,” I said, getting a bit worked up.

He grabbed my arms and held me in place, forcing me to look at him.

much slower as he looked

felt my body calming slightly, but not by

said, remembering his words from earlier during class. He

too,” he said in return, furrowing

know how

looking back at the police who were speaking to

at what the police were saying. Moments later the EMTs were emerging from the main doors of the academic center and carrying a stretcher. Whoever was on the stretcher was covered with a blanket and shielded from onlookers. There were a lot of students who were watching

in her eyes, and she looked as if she was about to get sick. I was about to get sick as well and I needed to bury my face in Enzo’s chest

around me and held me tightly;

hear what they were saying, I didn’t want to hear what they were saying. I purposely blocked them out, but I knew Enzo was listening of the whole thing.

the cause of death?” I found myself asking through my

onto my trembling body even

I don’t think you should know about

much more confidently

but remained

pushed, not sure what I was doing or why I wanted to

blood and suffered some heavy force to her

of Rachel doing that was slim. She was a bear; they weren’t bloodsuckers or particularly violent like that. I don’t think she would have drained this

The thought was sickening.

have been Rachel,” I murmured.

“Sounds like it was

with a gaping mouth, my heart

“A vampire?”

of her blood was drained from

vampire on the committee…” 1 breathed, unable to contain the tears any longer. They flowed down my features, and I let out a small s ob. “Skylar didn’t do this… she wouldn’t

did.” Enzo said calmly. “There

everybody is going to stereotype them.” I told him. “It’s not

say something more, but then

has happened today. All students need to return to their

Headmaster Prescott; I started to numbly move in

for me,” he told me

to protest, but the look on his face quickly shut me up. I watched as he walked over to Headmaster Prescott and Alpha Jonathan, both

Alpha Jonathan saying to the officer; the officer was part of his pack, so it was only right that Alpha Jonathan was the one telling him what to

are collecting evidence as we speak and once we gather enough, we will pull students and speak

the wretched vampires,” Alpha Jonathan seethed, making me

calmly, clearly trying to keep herself calm. “There are a lot of students here

was drained,” Jonathan hissed.

neck,” the officer said, staring down at his notes with a timid frown.

wolf did this?” Alpha

began to say but

students back to their dorms safely. Whoever did this, is still

was anything else

at his notes. “We are going to spend the night investigating and then pull students in for questioning. I