Filed To Story: Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel
“Call your men, get them here,”
I ordered him. “I want the best warriors to search for Lila.”
“Yes, Alpha,”
Jake quickly replied.
“Bastien…”
I heard a familiar female voice sounding choked up, coming from a short distance.
We were walking down the stairs when Luna Selene met us at the bottom. Bastien wrapped her in his arms, and she cried.
“Please, tell me you have a clue as to where our daughter is…”
she sobbed.
“We will soon,”
he assured her, holding her close.
It made me feel a sense of jealousy because I couldn’t hold my mate.
“Most of the guests had already gone. When they heard the screaming, it freaked them out,”
she said, wiping her eyes. “What can I do to help?”
“I don’t think it’s safe for you to stay here,”
Bastien told her gently.
She looked puzzled.
“I’m not leaving until we know where Lila is,”
she said firmly.
Selene had always been strong and fearless when it came to her pups; if it meant protecting them, she would conquer the entire world. She basically has when she defeated my father.
“And we will find her, but we need to make sure everyone else here is safe as well,”
Bastien told her. “I think you should take her friends away from here.”
“They can go to my packhouse. It’s not too far and not too close either. They will be safe,”
I chimed in, meeting Selene’s worried eyes.
“I can’t leave here,”
she said shaking her head and folding her arms across her chest. “Not without my daughter.”
“Selene, for once, I need you to listen to me,”
Bastien said firmly, narrowing his eyes at her. “We need to make sure everyone is safe. This house had darkness inside of it less than an hour ago. It took our daughter and whatever happened to Rachel is still affecting her. We don’t know if she’s still under their control or if it’ll come back. Those kids in the living room are not safe. I need you to do this for me.”
She looked like she wanted to protest again, but I spoke up first.
“He’s right; we can’t risk anyone else getting hurt. It’s wise if you took everyone back to my pack.”
“Alpha Enzo, I think you should go too. Make sure they get back safe,”
Bastien said, eyeing me carefully.
“The hell I’m leaving,”
I growled, Max was already hissing at the very thought of leaving this area. “I’m searching for my mate.”
“We already have the best warriors searching for her and we have more on their way as we speak. You can join us after but I’d feel more comfortable if I knew everyone else was safe,”
Bastien said calmly.
“I’m not leaving,”
I said through my teeth. “I’m searching for Lila.”
“You can return to us after,”
Bastien said firmly. “You need a clear head before you do anything. You are too wound up. Take an hour to bring them to your pack and then rejoin us.”
I opened my mouth to argue, but Selene grabbed my arm.
“I’d feel better if you came with us. I need to speak with you anyway,”
she said sounding almost urgent.
“What is it?”
Bastien asked before I could.
She gave him a small smile and then kissed his cheek gently.
“Go search for our daughter. We will be fine and we will speak later,”
she said before stepping away.
From his scowl, he didn’t seem to like that, but she paid him no attention. I was trying desperately to keep my wolf under control; he didn’t want to leave, and he was going to do what he could to prevent me from moving. But Selene was stronger than she looked and grabbed my arm, pulling me along with her, much to my dismay.
We went into the living to grab the others. Everybody looked to be distraught, but not as distraught as me. I was still trying to keep my wolf under control and fighting the urge to break things. Becca was curled up on the couch with Luis and it was obvious she was crying. I wasn’t sure how much information they knew, but the less they knew the better, so I didn’t fill them in on everything that was happening.
Kayla was pacing back and forth; she looked stressed, and I could feel her anxiety from just looking at her. Brody was also on the couch; he looked pale, and he was staring down at his phone with a crease between his brows.
I looked around the room for a minute until my eyes landed on Beta Ethan. I hadn’t realized he snuck off and came in here. His back was turned from me, so I couldn’t see what he was doing.
I furrowed my brows together and cleared my throat loudly, getting his attention. When he turned, I was stunned at what I saw.
Brianna, Lila’s best friend and Gamma Donovan’s niece was curled up in his arms. He held her protectively as her body trembled and she cried.
I cocked my head to the side and met his eyes.
“Mate?”
I mouthed the word and Ethan nodded.
I raised my brows in response.
Well, I’ll be damned.
“I’m being forced to return to Calypso to make sure they get back safely,”
I explained to my beta. He nodded, still holding a crying Brianna. “I’ll take her back too. But I need you to stay here and search for Lila with the others. I’ll be back as soon as I possibly can.”
“Will do,”
he said, kissing the top of Brianna’s head.
He turned around with her so they could speak in private for a few minutes.
“We need to leave,”
she announced to the rest of the room. “Alpha Enzo is going to take us back to his pack for the time being. It’s not safe here…”
“Can’t I stay?”
Brianna asked through sobs. “I want to help search for Lila.”
“We’d feel better if you were safe,”
Selene told her calmly. “You don’t need to worry; we are going to find her. But right now, darkness is lurking in the region, and we need to get to safety. We need to get away from here.”
They all stood and began to make their way out of the living room; most of them walking with their heads held downward.
Selene and I were the last to leave the room and she looked up at me; I saw this determination in my face that made me realize she was up to something.
“You have a prisoner in your dungeon still, right?”
She asked.
I raised my brows, but I nodded.