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

and though it was difficult at first, over time things seemed to have gotten

she

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body froze as the

faint view of the parking lot from his house and when I looked out the window, I

my brows together, completely forgetting that I was on the phone

She said for the third time. “What’s

cop

asked, keeping my eyes fixed on

she said just before I hung up

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

sight instead of working against my sight.

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

saw the two officers that were with the detective, walking a distance behind them. They were each holding the arms of someone that I couldn’t see clearly

And that thought alone made it

like that. Val wanted so desperately to go to our mate and comfort him, but I

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

around.

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

It was Scott.

Scott being

dizziness 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

shadows emerged from the ground and covered my body, allowing me to blend in with the night and hide me from any onlookers.

came into view and as he

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me yet. I couldn’t see

It hurt my heart.

wrong in his life, but he wasn’t capable of something like this.

shouting as

her attention to me, and her eyes

are you

panted, stopping beside the cop

eyes; it was a darkness that gave me a chill and made me

admitted to the murder of Merida, Detective Sanchez told me, my heart fell

Sanchez; my

anyone.” I told him, reaching my hard out to him, but

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