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

first, over time things seemed to have gotten better for them. I hoped with all my heart that things would

she

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wanted to say something more to her, but the loud sounds of a police siren stopped me. My entire body froze as the blue lights of the cop car shined brightly in the

house and

together, completely forgetting that I was on the phone with

the third time.

cop

you back later?” I asked, keeping my eyes fixed on the cop cars. “I think something

updated,” she said just before I hung up

was happening. With my Volana abilities, it was easy to see in 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

to see a couple of cops standing outside their cars as Detective Sanchez walked across the parking lot with Headmaster Prescott walking

behind them. They were

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

like that.

The officer had a pair of silver cuffs

around.

around and started to cuff him, I saw his face clearly. My heart fell deep into my stomach, and I thought I was

It was Scott.

Scott being

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

the ground and covered my body, allowing me to blend in with the night and hide me from any onlookers. I was sure that there were a bunch of students

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

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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

It hurt my heart.

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

shouting as

to me, and her eyes widened in

are you

him. I panted, stopping beside the cop who had his hold on Scott’s

saw this void in his eyes; it was a darkness that gave me a chill and made me freeze. It was unrecognizable and he looked back at me like he

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

didn’t bother looking at Sanchez; my eyes remained on

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