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.

that,” he said much slower

my body calming slightly, but

from earlier during class. He was worried

it too,” he said in return, furrowing

we know how this person

looking back at the police who were speaking to

there, and he was looking very grim 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 the events unfold before them, none of them daring to speak. Most of them hide in

about to get sick as

his arms around me and held me tightly; not wanting to let

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

say the cause of death?” I found myself asking

held onto my trembling body

don’t think you should know

I said, much more confidently than

but remained

I was doing or why I wanted to know

was drained of her blood and suffered some heavy force to her

blood, then the likelihood 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 girl from her

The thought was sickening.

Rachel,” I murmured. “She wouldn’t

not,” he agreed. “Sounds like it was

up at him with a gaping mouth, my heart

“A vampire?”

from her body,” Enzo repeated. “So,

committee…” 1 breathed, unable to contain the tears any longer. They flowed down my features, and

Enzo said calmly.

did this, then everybody is going to stereotype

say something more, but then we both heard Headmaster Prescott loud and

happened today. All students need to return to

Prescott; I started to numbly move in her direction, but Enzo grabbed my arm,

and wait for me,” he told

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

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

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

vampires,” Alpha Jonathan seethed, making

stereotype, Prescott said calmly, clearly trying to keep herself calm. “There are a lot

was drained,” Jonathan hissed.

her neck,” the officer said, staring down at his notes with a timid frown. “But it seemed as if

saying? A wolf did this?” Alpha Jonthan

to say but was interrupted when Enzo

getting students back to their dorms safely. Whoever did this, is still out there and worried for the safety of everyone

see if there was anything else I

the officer said, still staring at his notes. “We are going to spend the night investigating and then pull students in for questioning. I think it’s wise