Chapter 120 – Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel

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I also figured I should probably put some real clothes on for the walk to the beach, so I grabbed the light purple bathing suit cover I had packed for this trip as well and slipped it over my body.

It covered me nicely and fell down around my knees. I felt a little more comfortable being covered.

When I left my room, I paused when I saw Enzo also emerging from his room. He was wearing his bathing suit shorts and he was completely shirtless.

I should be used to seeing him like that because he rarely wore a shirt during class, but something about seeing him in this hotel suite in his bathing suit and no shirt, it made me speechless.

I could hardly think of words to speak at that moment, and I knew I was staring pathetically.

He looked me over for a moment; there were no emotions on his face which greatly bothered me.

He must think I look terrible.

My heart was pounding so quickly against my chest, I thought I was going to vomit. I hated the way he looked at me and I couldn’t even meet his eyes. I stared at the ground, feeling a wave of shame crossing me.

“Are you ready?” He finally asked, after what felt like a lifetime of silence.

I nodded.

I brushed the thought of Enzo hating what I looked like out of my mind and got excited again for the beach. I heard that the beach in Monstro was unlike any other beach in the world.

We made our way down the stairs of the balcony; the air was hot and nearly stuck to my skin. The water was going to feel so nice.

It was a short walk to the beach but once we got there, I couldn’t believe how big it was. The water was light blue and very clear; the sand was white with little sparkles of crystal in it.

It was certainly nothing like the pond beaches we have in Elysium and Higala.

There was even a bar on the beach; it was still fairly early in the afternoon, and they were already serving drinks to guests.

I could also hear music coming from somewhere on the beach. In the distance, I saw a stage and there was a band playing live music.

“This place is unreal,” I gasped.

Once again, I was ignored as Enzo went to find a place to sit that wasn’t occupied by a bunch of people.

We finally found a place that was semi-secluded, and we set up our stuff for lounging. I grabbed some sunblock from my beach bag and stripped from the bathing suit cover, throwing it into the sand beside my stuff.

This time, Enzo had a very different look on his face as he took in my new appearance. It was still unreadable, but it was very different from the stonewall look he gave me in the room.

His eyes had darkened drastically, and he stared at my body like he was struggling against something. It made me feel incredibly embarrassed and I fought the urge to cover myself up again.

He finally pulled his eyes away from me, breaking the small trance I was under.

“Want some sunblock?” I asked, trying to keep a normal tone.

“Sure,” he said in response, taking it from my hands.

I watched as he lathered the sunblock across his body; my breath nearly got taken away from me. He was so incredible to look at; being around him these next couple of months was going to be so difficult.

I could feel Val’s impatience from within me.

“Nobody we know is going to be here. We can do whatever we want,” she reminded me.

“It’s not like he wants to do anything with me anyways,” I said in return, shaking my head at the very thought.

I heard her chuckling, but she said nothing more.

Soon, Enzo was standing to his feet. He still wasn’t looking at me, but he began to walk toward me, and then passed me.

“I’m going to the water,” he murmured.

“I’ll come with you,” I said as I quickly put sunblock on and rushed after him.

The water was cold, but it felt so nice on my warm skin. I breathed in the sweet smell of the salt water. I felt the fish tickle my toes as a school of them rushed past me, making me laugh lightly. Enzo stood and stared into the distance. He watched as boats made their way across the sea and I wondered if he liked sailing.

I wanted to ask him, but I was still feeling a little embarrassed about it earlier and chose not to say anything.

I went further into the water until it touched my shoulders. I swam around in laps, allowing the water to soothe my body and put me into sweet tranquility.

I could get used to this.

Glancing over at Enzo, he was frowning, but he was now watching me with curiosity. He wasn’t the kind of Alpha that ever smiled or allowed himself to have fun. The other Alphas would often complain about it.

I wondered if I could at least get him to crack a smile.

I swam closer to him; he narrowed his eyes at me; he was probably wondering what it was I was going to do.

I kept myself at chin level with the water and made my way over to him using my hands. Once I was at his feet, he continued to stare down at me. He seemed perplexed, but also a little annoyed at the same time.

Then, I did something definitely wasn’t expecting.

I splashed him.

Enzo’s POV

I stood frozen as water attacked my face; as soon as it hit me, I stumbled away, wiping it out of my eyes so I could see clearly.

The look of regret was soon on Lila’s face as she stood to her feet.

I wasn’t mad, but I was having trouble thinking straight about how sexy Lila was looking in that small bikini.

When she took off that bathing suit cover, and I first got a glimpse of her, I nearly lost control of Max right then and there. It took everything I had to do to keep him at bay. But all he wanted to do had his way with her.

She might be our mate, but she was still my student. I wasn’t there as her mate, I was there as her protector, just as Alpha Bastien had requested. He needed someone to keep an eye on her and make sure she didn’t get herself into trouble or get hurt.

I was nothing more than a bodyguard.

“Don’t be too hard on her,” Max pleaded.

“Am I really that big of a hard ass?” I asked my wolf in return, feeling only a little offended.

“You act cruelly to her, and you know he doesn’t deserve it,” he scolded. “She’s our mate and should be treated as such.”

“You know exactly why we can’t treat her like our mate. My father’s men will—”

“Your father’s men aren’t here,” Max reminded me. “Nobody is here. You both are safe and free to do what you want. You can have sex with her all night long and no one would ever find out.”

He was right and the member in my bathing suit also jumped at that idea.

But could I really do this?

Technically this was a business trip. I didn’t want to disrupt the work because of my wolf’s horny needs.

But then she bit onto her bottom lip, chewing on it in her usual nervous fashion and my heart skipped a beat.

I looked around; there wasn’t anyone nearby. Most everyone was off swimming in the distance.

I glanced back down at her and just as she was about to say something, I kicked water at her face, startling her and making her fall backward into the water.

This time, I allowed myself to laugh.

It wasn’t often that I laughed; at least not in front of many people who weren’t a part of my inner circle. But something about Lila brought this side of me out and I felt comfortable enough to allow myself this laughter.

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