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?”

“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.”

it gets better,” I told her; which was

wire a couple of girls in the park who were rejected by their mates and though it was difficult at first, over time things seemed to have

she said

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froze as the blue lights of the cop

parking lot from his house and when I looked out the

completely forgetting that I

third time. “What’s going on? Is that a

cop

I asked, keeping my eyes fixed on the cop cars.

just before

Volana abilities, it was easy to see in the night, but those bright siren lights

adjusting to benefit my sight instead of working against my sight.

parking lot with Headmaster Prescott walking behind him. She looked grim and I couldn’t tell the expression she had

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

Enzo!” And that thought alone made it difficult to

came into view, and he was walking behind them: his expression was hard. I didn’t like seeing him like that. Val

speaking to the person I couldn’t see. The officer

around.

started to cuff him, I saw his face clearly. My heart fell deep into my

It was Scott.

was Scott

and I found myself unable to stop my feet from moving in their direction. I ran toward the door and Dung it open, allowing

me to blend in with the night and hide me from any onlookers. I was sure that there were a bunch of students and faculty

direction of the parking lot; tears threatening to spill from my eyes. Enzo came into view and as he continued walking

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who hadn’t noticed me yet. I couldn’t see his face, only the back of his head as the detective read

It hurt my heart.

wrong in his life, but he wasn’t capable of

I heard Enzo shouting as he ran

to me, and

are you

can’t arrest him. I panted, stopping beside the

me a chill and made me freeze. It was unrecognizable and he

murder of Merida, Detective Sanchez told me, my heart fell deep into my stomach, and I suddenly felt

at Sanchez; my eyes remained on

to him, but he coiled away from me, making me drop my hand to my

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