My Professor Is My Alpha Mate

Chapter 273 Head Count

Enzo’s POV

With a shaky voice, Eileen Carter turned to the trembling and frightened students.

“Everybody, get to your dorms and get some rest. When I find out more information, I’ll let you know,” she said, trying to maintain her strong composure, but I could see her fear shining through and I’m sure the students could too. “I’ll be going to your dorms and taking a head count,” she added.

My heart fell into my stomach; if she went to Lila’s dorm, she was going to see that Lila wasn’t there. There was no way in hell I would have Lila stay in this dorm; I needed her with me where I knew for certain she was safe.

The thought of her being alone in my faculty house right now left me feeling uneasy and I needed to get back to her as soon as possible.

“I can help you with that,” I told her. “I can take one section and you take the other. Just give me the list of students. There’re how many rooms in this section?”

“30,” she answered, “Dorm rooms are upstairs.”

I knew Lila’s dorm room number was room 112.

“I’ll take rooms 100-115, 1 told her.

She nodded and gave me half the list.

Thank you, professor,” she said.

I went up the curved stairs and reached the second floor. The doors were parallel to one another down a wide hallway. Students were walking into their dorms and keeping the doors open for the headcount.

All doors except for room 112; Lila’s room.

I knocked on the door at first and I heard scrambling around and whispering. I also heard Alex’s firm voice at the door, making me roll my eyes.

“Just open the door; they are going to see she’s missing regardless,” I heard him saying.

I heard other, softer, voices as well but I paid them no attention. I didn’t bother knocking again, I just opened the door and stepped inside; they went from terrified to relieved in seconds,

“Oh, thank goddess Becca breathed, sitting on the couch like she had just run a marathon. “I thought you were Miss Carter. Lila isn’t here-”

“I know, she’s with me,” I assured her. “I left her in my faculty house.”

“Is she okay?” Becca asked, peering up at me with a worried expression.

I nodded.

“She’s safe. But I’m keeping her there with me,” I told them.

“Look, if she’s going to be with you, then I’m going back to my pack. I don’t need to remain here and—”

said, glaring at Alex. “This is a

+15 Bonus

return, folding his arms across his

to do what your Alpha commanded and I’m sure if I called B astien, he would tell you to remain here,” I said in return. “It’s not like you do much protecting of her anyway. Where

saw them?” Becca asked with wide eyes. “She

I said, still glaring at Alex. “She shouldn’t have seen that, and you should

opened his mouth to say something, but I held up my hand to stop him. Don’t bother. You’ll stay here and make sure the girls are safe. Alpha Jonathan is going to have his gam ma’s patrolling the place but I’m sure Eileen will appreciate the extra

said nothing. He just grabbed his coat off the nearby chair and left the dorm. I shook my head at the closed door

“Where’s Rachel?”

Carter going

this section so she won’t come here and find Lila

thank goddess,”

walked right to Rachel’s room and knocked on

doing?” Becca

speak with

say something, but the door slowly crept open. Rachel stood before me in her dark room, staring

very

need to talk,”

said

you outside the academic center earlier, did you see

widened at my question,

what would have seen?” She asked, raising her

off earlier; it smelled like

was standing nearby. I probably shouldn’t be having this conversation in front of her like this, but I didn’t want to delay this any further. I had

I know anything about that?” She asked, narrowing her dark

haven’t always been this

if you smelled it

all you wanted, I’m very tired and would like

another word, she shut the

who was pale in the

wrong” she whispered, her voice trembling. “She’s never been like

meant. From what I knew about Rachel, she was never

bit.” I told Becca, turning away and walking toward the door. “Just

she said, shakily. “I’m assuming we are going to be trapped in the dormitory

tell her,” I

return and

them each to shut the door after I was finished.

said to him, giving him a kind smile. “I’m not entirely sure what’s.

smiled back and

there’s anything else I can do for you. I rested plenty for today, so I’ll patrol around and make sure everyone remains in