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.

that,” he said much slower as he looked into my

my body calming slightly, but not by

remembering his words from earlier during class. He

acting strange; you’ve noticed it too,” he said in return, furrowing his brows together. “It doesn’t

know how

at the police who were

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 the events unfold before them, none of them daring to speak. Most of them hide in

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

and held me

were saying. I purposely blocked them out, but I knew Enzo was

I

held onto my

he answered. “But I don’t think you should know

said, much more confidently

sighed but remained

was doing or why I wanted to

her blood and suffered some heavy

of relief from hearing it. If she was drained from her blood, then the likelihood of Rachel doing that was slim. She

The thought was sickening.

I

he agreed. “Sounds like

gaping mouth, my heart nearly beating out of

“A vampire?”

was drained from

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

she did.” Enzo said calmly. “There are

everybody is going to stereotype them.” I

to say something more, but then

tragedy has happened today. All students need to return to their

numbly move in her direction, but

and wait for me,” he told me

up. I watched as he walked over

to the officer; the officer was part of his pack, so it was only right that Alpha Jonathan was the

and once we gather enough,

the wretched vampires,” Alpha Jonathan seethed, making me

keep herself calm. “There are a lot of

hissed. “We are

his notes with a timid frown. “But

did this?” Alpha Jonthan asked, narrowing his

began to say but was interrupted when Enzo approached,

are a bit messy tonight. I might need your help getting students back to their dorms safely. Whoever did this, is still out there and worried for the

her, nodding his head. “I just wanted to see if there was anything else I could do to help and find out a bit

and then pull students in for questioning. I think it’s

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