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 the

were rejected by their mates and though it was difficult at first, over time things seemed to have gotten better for them. I hoped with all my heart that things would get better for

Lila,” she said

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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

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

forgetting that I was on

She said for the third time. “What’s going on? Is that a

cop

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

said just before

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

dimming and adjusting to benefit my sight instead of working against my sight. I felt my wolf

their cars as Detective Sanchez walked across the parking lot with

them, I 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

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

into view, 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 that. Not yet

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

around.

and started to cuff him, I saw his face clearly. My heart

It was Scott.

Scott

dizziness wash over me and I found myself unable to stop my feet from moving in their direction. I

me to blend in with the night and hide me from any onlookers. I was sure that there were a bunch of students

toward the direction of the parking lot; tears threatening to spill from my eyes. Enzo came

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I was approaching; he could feel 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 as the detective read him his rights and Headmaster Prescott stared down at him with such disappointment on

It hurt my heart.

might have done a lot of wrong in his life, but he wasn’t capable of something like this. I knew in my heart that he

shouting as he

to me, and her eyes widened in

are

can’t arrest him. I panted, stopping beside the cop

that gave me a chill and made me freeze. It was unrecognizable and he looked back at me like he didn’t know who

fell deep into my stomach, and I suddenly felt like I was about to be

bother looking at Sanchez; my

him, but he coiled away from me, making me drop my hand to