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.”

gets better,” I told her; which

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

Lila,” she said

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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 night air.

view of the parking lot from his house and when I looked out the window, I saw the cars pulling

furrowed my brows together, completely forgetting that I

said for the third time. “What’s

cop

I asked, keeping my eyes fixed on the cop cars. “I think something is

she said just before I hung

With my Volana abilities, it was easy to see in the night, but

to benefit my sight instead of working against my sight. I felt my wolf illuminating

standing outside their cars as Detective Sanchez walked across the parking lot with Headmaster Prescott walking behind him. She looked grim and I couldn’t

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 because the officers were

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

and he was walking behind them: his expression was hard. I didn’t like seeing him like that. Val wanted so desperately to go to our mate and comfort him, but I knew we couldn’t do

see. The officer had a pair

around.

I saw his face clearly. My heart fell deep into

It was Scott.

Scott

from moving in their direction. I ran toward

with the night and hide me from any onlookers. I was sure that

eyes. Enzo came into view and as he continued walking in the direction of the police

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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

It hurt my heart.

his life, but he wasn’t

I heard Enzo shouting as he ran after

her attention to me, and her eyes widened

what are

stopping beside the cop

that gave me a chill

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

looking at Sanchez; my eyes remained on

him, but he coiled away from

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