Filed To Story: Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel
“This woman is our future Luna,”
Felicity spat, folding her arms across her chest. “She’s also a Volana. We all know just how dangerous Volanas are. We heard the stories, and we know them to be true.”
I heard the murmurs from around me, everyone staring at me in horror.
“I heard it was a Volana that drove the previous Alpha crazy,”
someone whispered.
“Is that really our future Luna? She’s so young.”
“Is she really dangerous?”
Felicity stepped closer to me, so she was only inches away.
“You have no business being in our pack. Regardless of where you go, whether you mean to or not, you will always cause harm.”
I pressed my lips firmly together; I was about to say something until Megan spoke from behind her.
Looking up at her mother she said, “No… the nice lady helped me, mommy. I had a big cut on my arm, and she healed me.”
Her mom raised her brows.
“Really?”
She asked, staring at her daughter’s arm once again.
“Yes,”
Kenzi chimed in. “I saw it too! It was nasty and I thought she’d need stitches. I was so scared. But now it’s healed. It had to have been that miracle lady!”
She said that last part while looking at me, making my face become warm.
“Did she really save that little girl?”
I heard someone whisper.
Just then, I heard a more manly voice emerging from the crowd.
“Why is everyone crowding around the halls? Get back to your rooms or back to work,”
a tall gentleman said fiercely.
He must have been the chief of the hospital. Everyone began to scurry back to where they came from. The mother of the little girls came running toward me and gave me a big hug.
“Thank you,”
she breathed. “Thank you for helping my little girl.”
“Of course,”
I said in return, hugging her back and giving her a small smile.
She pulled away and took her girls by the hand before walking back toward the room they came from. I looked at Felicity who refused to move from her spot. However, everybody else was gone, including the chief.
“What exactly do you want?”
I asked, narrowing my eyes at her.
She pressed her lips together, giving me a sly grin.
“I want you to stay away from Enzo,”
she hissed. “You aren’t good enough for him.”
“He’s my mate,”
I said in return, raising my brows. “It wasn’t my choice to have him as a mate. If you want to complain about it, talk to the moon goddess.”
“The moon goddess would have never paired you with him,”
she growled, fury clear in her eyes. “You did something with your Volana powers to make him think you are his mate. I know how your kind works.”
I stepped toward Felicity, folding my arms across my chest as I narrowed my eyes at her.
“I will admit that I’m not perfect, but I’m trying to keep control of my powers. I didn’t ask for these abilities, and I didn’t ask to be mated with Enzo. I’m not entirely sure why the moon goddess chose me as his mate. But I do know that my mother is the Luna of one of the biggest and best packs in the world and she’s also a Volana. She’s the best Luna that I know and if I could be half the woman, she is then I would be happy. Being a Volana does not mean I am dangerous and incapable. Your stereotypes do not bother me.”
“You are such a stupid bitch,”
She scoffed. “Enzo was supposed to marry me. I’ve been patiently waiting for him to ask me for years and then you come in and take him within seconds. It’s pathetic that you need powers to make him love you.”
“Even if I did use my powers to make him love me, he would never love you,”
I said in return.
I didn’t use my powers to make Enzo love me, but I was sick of defending myself against that accusation.
“I’ve been in this pack for years. I know this pack like it’s the back of my hand. I am the best person to take over as Luna. What do you know about being a Luna? You are too focused on school to give a shit about the pack. I eat, breathe, and sleep for this pack. This pack is my entire life. While you are off at school and living your life, leaving Enzo and his pack in the dust while you become ready to be a Luna, I already am ready. I’m already here and ready to take over.”
I swallowed the hard lump that formed in my throat as I stared at her. Her words hurt me deeply and I had to fight to keep the tears away. I wasn’t going to let her see my bit of weakness.
All I could manage to say was, “If he wanted you to be the Luna, you would be.”
Lila’s POV
“Someday soon, Enzo will realize what a terrible mistake he’s made,”
Felicity said, rolling her eyes at me.
“And I suppose you think that you’re more suitable to be the Luna?”
I asked, straightening my shoulders.
“Obviously,”
she scoffed. “Like I said, I know this pack very well. I know Enzo very well. I know what he likes and what he doesn’t like. You are a dangerous nobody who will get everybody killed eventually. You shouldn’t be around people.”
“If Enzo truly felt that way then he would have rejected me long ago without a second thought. But he hasn’t. In fact…”
I moved my hair away from my neck. Her eyes faltered on my mark and her sly grin fell. “He trusted me enough to mark me. I guess that means he trusts me enough to help him run his pack.”
She was silent; her eyes never leaving my mark.
I wasn’t going to entertain this conversation any longer. I stepped around her and began walking back in the direction of Diana’s room. I felt a cold chill wrap around my body, making me shiver. More than anything, I just wanted to be tucked away into Enzo’s arms and feel his warmth.
I knew that Felicity was just talking out of her ass; I know that Enzo loves me. But she still had a little truth in her words. I haven’t learned everything about my abilities yet and they are still unpredictable. Until I can learn how to control them fully and find out the extent of what I can do, I will always be a danger to anyone I encounter.
How could I help run Enzo’s pack? How could I expect his pack to trust me, when I barely trust me?
The thought caused an ache in my chest, and I paused just outside the door, unable to enter. I placed my hand on my chest, feeling my rapid heartbeat and trying everything I could to settle it down.
Her words shouldn’t have affected me like this; I need to learn to brush this kind of attack off my back. It’s going to be unavoidable, and I already knew this. Enzo was so handsome that it would be foolish to think that others wouldn’t want him as well.
I wondered what his relationship with Felicity was before I came into the picture. She, and another girl, said hi to him when we were headed toward the dining room for breakfast the morning after he marked me. He didn’t seem super interested in her though; he said hi in return and moved on.
There wasn’t anything unusual about the encounter; except for the fact that she couldn’t stop glaring at me.
I took in a deep breath and reached for the door handle. It would only be a matter of time before—”
“Lila? What’s wrong?”
Before I could even touch the doorknob, the door was swinging open, and Enzo was rushing toward me.
I stood frozen as he wrapped his warm arms around my body, pulling me close to him. Val was wiggling with satisfaction, and I knew Max was probably happy too. I melted into him; taking in his scent and feeling the comfort his body provided me.
I buried my face in his chest; it took everything I had not to cry. But I wanted him to know just how strong I was. Crying was for weak little girls. I was not a weak little girl.
“I’m okay,”
I breathed into him, lifting my gaze to meet his.
“I can feel your emotions. I know something is wrong,”
he said, narrowing his eyes at me.
My face reddened as he poured his gaze into mine.
That stupid mark. I forgot he could feel my distress and vice versa.
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