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.”

heard that it gets better,” I

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

she

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police siren stopped me. My entire body froze as the blue lights of the cop car shined brightly in

parking lot from his house and when I looked out the window, I saw the

that I was on the phone

for the third time. “What’s going on?

cop

fixed on the cop

said just before I hung

as I tried to see what was happening. With my Volana abilities, it was easy to see in the night,

sirens dimming and adjusting to benefit my sight instead of working against my

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

them. They were each holding

“Is it Enzo!” And that thought alone made

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

the person I couldn’t see. The officer had a pair of silver cuffs in his

around.

cuff him, I saw his face clearly. My

It was Scott.

was Scott

felt a wave of dizziness wash over me and I found myself unable to stop my feet from moving in their direction. I ran toward the door

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

lot; tears threatening to spill from my eyes. Enzo came into view

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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

It hurt my heart.

wasn’t capable of something like this. I

Enzo shouting as

turned her attention to me, and her

are

panted, stopping beside the cop who had his hold on

it was a darkness that gave me a chill and made me freeze. It was unrecognizable and he looked

Sanchez told me, my heart fell deep into my stomach, and I suddenly felt

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

him, but he coiled away from me, making me

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