My Professor Is My Alpha Mate

Chapter 278 Confession.

Lila’s POV

“Did you see the body?” Brianna asked, curiously and also sounding horrified at the same time.

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“No, of course not,” I answered, shuddering at the thought. “But I saw the gurney; her body was covered in a sheet.

“I bet it was gruesome.”

“Bri!” I scolded.

“What?! I’m just saying that her heart was ripped out and she was drained of blood. It sounds gross.”

“I’m aware of that, Bri,” I said, rolling my eyes. “But she was a person like you and me. She deserved better. than that.”

I felt drained and sad thinking about poor Merida,

“I’m not saying she didn’t,” Brianna said softly. “Have they looked into Alex?”

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“He might be an as shole, but I don’t think he’d kill someone,” I told her, shaking my head. “At least not like that.”

“I thought I knew him too,” she murmured. “But he ended up being a fake.”

“How are you doing by the way?”

I sat curled up on Enzo’s couch, clutching the phone tightly in my hand and close to my ear. I called Brianna shortly after Enzo had left. It was now nightfall and Enzo left when Headmaster Prescott called him.

“I can finally get out of bed,” she said softly. “It doesn’t hurt as bad. My wolf is still sleeping though.”

“I’m so sorry,” I said to her, feeling my heart hurting for her. I couldn’t even imagine what she must have been going through.

“It’s not your fault,” she said a little bit lighter. “I also don’t want you to feel bad that Alex is your bodyguard.”

“If I had a choice-”

“I know,” she assured me, stopping my words suddenly. Trust me, I get it.”

“Have you been eating?”

“Here and there,” she admitted. “My mother is practically forcing food down my throat.”

I told her; which was the

park who were rejected by their mates and though it was difficult at first, over time things seemed to have gotten better for them. I hoped with all my heart that things would get better for

Lila,” she said

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as the blue lights of the cop car shined brightly in the night air. I quickly

parking lot from his house and when I looked out the

my brows together, completely forgetting that I

third time. “What’s going on? Is that

cop

keeping my eyes fixed on the cop cars. “I think something is about to

updated,” she said just before I hung up the

Volana abilities, it was

the sirens dimming and adjusting to benefit my sight instead of working against my sight. I felt my wolf illuminating her powers as those lights dimmed and my vision

couple of cops standing outside their cars as Detective Sanchez walked across the parking lot with Headmaster Prescott walking behind him. She looked

detective, walking a distance behind them. They were each holding the arms of someone that I

“Is it Enzo!” And that thought alone made it difficult

his expression was hard. I didn’t like seeing him like that. Val wanted so

speaking to the person I couldn’t see. The officer had a pair of silver cuffs in his hands and motioned for the two

around.

I saw his face clearly. My heart fell deep into my stomach,

It was Scott.

Scott being

found myself unable to stop my feet from moving in

and hide

eyes. Enzo came into view and as he continued walking in the direction of

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nearby. But I didn’t stop near him; I ran past him and toward Scott who hadn’t noticed me yet. I couldn’t see his face, only the back of his head as the detective read him his rights and Headmaster Prescott stared down at him with such disappointment on

It hurt my heart.

his life, but he wasn’t capable of something like this. I knew in my heart that

Enzo shouting as he

me, and her eyes widened in

what are you

stopping beside the cop who had his hold on Scott’s

me and I saw this void in his eyes; it was a darkness that gave me a chill and made me freeze. It was unrecognizable

just admitted to the murder of Merida, Detective Sanchez told me, my heart fell deep into my stomach, and I suddenly felt like I was about

looking at Sanchez; my eyes remained

my hard out to him, but he coiled away from me, making