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.”

heard that it gets better,” I told her; which was

were rejected by their mates and though it was difficult at first, over time things seemed to have gotten better for

Lila,” she

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as the blue lights of the cop car shined brightly in

from his house and when I looked out the window,

furrowed my brows together, completely forgetting that

time. “What’s going on?

cop

eyes fixed on the cop cars. “I think something is

she said just before

tried to see what was happening. With my Volana abilities, it was easy to see in the night, but those bright siren lights made

imagined the lights on the sirens dimming and adjusting to benefit my sight instead of working against my sight. I felt my wolf illuminating her powers

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

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

was, “Is it Enzo!” And

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

reached the cop car, one of the newly arrived officers began speaking to the person I couldn’t see. The officer had a pair

around.

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

It was Scott.

Scott

feet from moving in their direction. I ran toward the door and Dung it open, allowing the cold night air

body, allowing me to blend in with the night and hide me from any onlookers.

ran toward the direction of the parking lot; tears threatening to spill from my eyes. Enzo came into view and as he continued walking in the direction of the police officers and Scott, he

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Chapter 278 Confession

me 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

It hurt my heart.

in his life, but he wasn’t

heard Enzo shouting as he ran after

to me, and her eyes

what are you

beside the cop who had his

I 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 didn’t know who

me, my heart fell deep into my stomach, and I suddenly

bother looking at Sanchez;

hard out to him, but he coiled away from