Chapter 24 – Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel

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Enzo’s POV

I said nothing to anyone as I left Elysium. I got into my car and drove as quickly as I could. It took a little over an hour to get back to Calypso. I didn’t bother going to my packhouse, I went straight to the hospital.

Beta Ethan was standing in the waiting room as I rushed in.

“What do you mean she was attacked?” I asked.

“She was beaten and dragged to the border. Someone recognized her and brought her here. We took her to the hospital right away. She was barely conscious,” Ethan explained.

“I should have been alerted immediately,” I said, shoving past him.

I felt a wave of fury crossing through me and all I wanted at that moment was to see my mother. This was my fault; I should have never left her there. I knew she would be in danger if she stayed there without my support, and I still allowed her to live in the rogue territory.

The last time I saw her was a few months ago; I made it a point to visit her when I could.

“I informed you as soon as I knew for sure who she was,” Ethan tried to explain, following me as I made my way toward one of the doctors. “I didn’t want to worry you for nothing and it’s not like I’m that familiar with what your mother looks like. You never bring her around.”

“Regardless of who she is, I should always be alerted when there is an attack near our pack.”

“I apologize,” Ethan said, lowering his gaze.

Once the doctor noticed me approaching, he straightened his stance and grabbed the clipboard off the counter.

“Alpha, your mother is going to be just fine. She’s currently resting and—”

“Where is she?” I demanded to know, cutting off his words.

“She’s in room 175. It’s just down the hall…”

He managed to get out before I walked past him and toward the rooms.

Ethan stopped following me once I neared the room my mother occupied. I barged into the room, sealing the door shut behind me.

My mother was left alone; she was hooked up to a bunch of machines and her face was bruised terribly.

She had claw marks down her neck and bite marks on her ears. Her eyes were black and blue; she had bandages along her jawline and a brace around her neck. She had both a leg and an arm in a cast.

She was breathing, though her breath was shallow, and her eyes remained closed.

It broke my heart to see my mother in such a position, but I wasn’t surprised that she was attacked. I knew this would happen eventually if I wasn’t there to protect her.

I sat at her bedside, grabbing onto the hand that didn’t look so damaged.

Her eyes suddenly opened.

She was awake.

“Enzo…” she whispered.

“Don’t try to speak, mom,” I said to her, lowering my gaze. “I’m so sorry I wasn’t there. This should have never happened to you.”

“It isn’t your fault, my love,” she whispered. “The doctors say I will be fine.”

“What happened? Who did this to you…?”

“It doesn’t matter—”

“It matters to me. Tell me what happened, mom.”

She was quiet for a moment as she stared around my serious face. I wasn’t going to give in; I needed to know who had the nerve to hurt my mother like this.

“I crossed the border…” she whispered. “It was stupid, and I knew better. But we needed supplies—”

“You should have called me. I could have gotten you anything you needed…” I tell her; trying not to sound too harsh. I didn’t want to frighten my mother, but my emotions were getting the best of me quickly.

“I know,” she breathed, glancing away from me. “I shouldn’t have been so careless. Especially knowing what was out there. I didn’t think they would be able to sense me so easily… not since…” her voice trailed off, not wanting to finish her sentence.

She didn’t need to finish it; I knew what she was going to say.

“Did they catch your sent? Is that how they found you?”

My mother gave me a weak nod.

“I should have known it was still a possibility…” she breathed, tears welling in her eyes as she gazed up at me. “I knew the medication took away my abilities… but it will never take away the scent.”

“Mom—”

“Regardless of what I do to hide from your father and his men, it’ll never be enough. They will always come after me. They will always find me. They will always know that I am a Volana wolf…”

Layla’s POV

Sarah stood in front of us with her arms folded across her chest a glimmer of amusement on her face, but there was also a hint of darkness in her eyes.

I could feel Becca’s tension from beside me; she felt uncomfortable around Sarah. That much was obvious. I really try to coexist with Sarah, despite the fact that she stole my boyfriend and quite obviously poisoned me. But it was clear she didn’t want to coexist with me.

“We are practicing, Sarah. Is there something you want?” I asked, raising my brows in her direction.

“I just wanted to inform you that my father is looking into your scholarship as we speak. You’ll be getting a call from the board soon enough.”

This didn’t bother me; I had told her before that I didn’t need the scholarship to stay in this school. The school valued my work and wasn’t going to kick me out that easily. Especially not with my father being the head of the Alpha committee. They would speak with him before doing anything.

Sarah was delusional to think otherwise.

“That’s fine,” I tell her, unbothered. “Your father can do what he wants. Now, if you mind, we were in the middle of something.”

I turned back to Becca who was staring at me with wide and worried eyes. I began to show her the same move again and she followed me with her eyes. I felt a firm hand on my shoulder, whipping me around to face Sarah.

“You think you’re so perfect. You are so pathetic,” Sarah seethed. “You have no business being in this school and I’m going to make sure everybody sees that.”

“Take your hand off me,” I said in a low tone, meeting her icy gaze.

She smirked.

“Or what?” She scoffed. “Going to use your Volana abilities on me? It’s not like you can shift into your wolf. Loser.”

I continued to stare at her; I wasn’t entirely sure what to do that wouldn’t get me in trouble. I didn’t want to fight her at the school, but I suppose if there was a good enough place to fight her, then the arena would be the best place.

I pressed my lips firmly together and stood with my feet a couple of inches apart.

This only made her laugh.

“Awe, are you trying to fight me? How cute,” she said, narrowing her eyes at me in return. “Trust me, that’s not something you want to do.”

Her eyes began to glow golden as the face of her wolf became apparent to me.

She knows how capable of a fighter I am, even in my human form; I’m surprised she tries to challenge me.

She has no idea that I’m finally able to shift into my wolf. But that wasn’t something I wanted to do in front of her.

Not yet anyway.

I clenched my fists; I really didn’t want to do this. I could hurt her.

She shifted into her wolf, growling loudly through the arena and lunging at me. I managed to dodge her attack with ease. She went to attack me again, but this time, she didn’t get the chance.

The entire building began to shake, causing her to stop in her tracks. I kept my eyes on hers the entire time, unsure of what was happening around me. But soon the lights in the arena were so bright that they were practically blinding. I could hardly see Sarah anymore because she was being drowned out by the lights.

The building continued to shake as the moonlight from outside peered into the window, shattering the glass with its thick rays, and causing us both to jump in shock.

“What the hell is going on?” Sarah asked, taking a step away from me. I realized she was shifting back into her human form and fear lingered in her tone.

I didn’t have an answer for her because I wasn’t sure either.

My heart was pounding so quickly against my chest that I worried it was going to jump from my body. I met the frightened eyes of Becca who was trying to shield herself from the mayhem going on around her.

I watched as shadows emerged from the ground and began shifting into shapes that I had never seen before. My eyes widened; I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Neither could Sarah and Becca; they both gasped loudly as they stared at me.

“You’re doing this?!” Becca gasped. “I knew you were dangerous!” She cried.

“N…no…” I stammered, unsure of how to stop this mayhem.

The ground continued to shake, and the brightness continued to seep into the arena.

“Whatever you’re doing, knock it off!!” She cried frantically.

I had no idea how to stop this from happening. My entire body shook in fear; I closed my eyes, begging for this torment to end.

Oh goddess, help me stop this mess.

I took in a steady breath and tried my best to center my mind.

Then, everything went silent.

Only the sounds of Becca and Sarah whimpering remained. I opened my eyes and saw that they were both staring at me with wide and alarmed eyes.

“I don’t know what just happened,” I whispered to them both.

“I do,” Sarah said, shoving past me. “You’re an even bigger freak than I thought. You are dangerous. I’m telling my father everything.”

She ran out of the arena quickly, leaving only Becca and I left.

Becca stared at me with large eyes, unsure of what to say at that moment.

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