Filed To Story: Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel
we both said at the same time.
Soon, we were driving away from the packhouse.
…..
Most of the drive was quiet except for a little small talk between Enzo and me. Rachel chimed in here and there, but for the most part, she kept quiet and fixed her gaze out the window.
When we got to the school, Enzo parked the car and I decided to say goodbye to him right then and there. I knew that Headmaster Prescott and Alpha Jonathan knew about our relationship, but I wasn’t sure if I wanted everybody to know about it yet.
I figured it would be a good idea to keep a low profile until we had our meeting with Headmaster Prescott tomorrow morning.
“I love you,”
Enzo whispered against my lips.
“I love you too,”
I said in return.
“Yuck,”
Rachel said, scrunching her nose in disgust. “Can we go inside now? I want to get this over with.”
I laughed, pleased that she was sounding like her old self again. I didn’t realize how much I missed her until this moment.
I gave Enzo another kiss before pulling away from him.
“Yes,”
I said, breathlessly. “Let’s go.”
Enzo went back to his faculty house, and I walked with Rachel back to the dormitory. Thankfully, on Sundays, the campus was quiet. Either students were hanging out in the lounge, or they were chilling in their dorms.
Those we did pass didn’t seem to notice Rachel, which made Rachel relax as we walked the rest of the way to our section of the dormitory.
“Rachel…”
Mrs. Carter said as we walked through the door. She then turned her eyes to me. “Lila…”
She looked startled to see us; Rachel’s face had paled, and I could feel her tension from beside me. I thought Headmaster Prescott would have caught her up on everything and told her that we were returning today.
I guess I was wrong.
I opened my mouth to speak, but before I could Mrs. Carter was throwing her around the both of us and hugging us close, much to our surprise.
“I’m so glad you girls are back and safe,”
she breathed with tears brimming the corners of her eyes.
I glanced at Rachel who looked just as surprised, but she seemed to have relaxed as she awkwardly patted Mrs. Carter on the back.
“It’s good to be back,”
I spoke for the both of us, not really sure what else to say.
As if on cue others from our dormitory were walking out of their rooms and coming and peering over at us with startled eyes.
“You’re back!”
One of the girls cooed as she rushed toward us.
Soon, we were being hugged and praised by all the girls in our dorms. Apparently, everybody was informed about what had happened and they were happy that we were back.When we returned to our dorm room, Becca and Kayla were curled up on the couch and looked to be engrossed in a conversation. However, it stopped when we walked into the room and Becca jumped to her feet.
“Oh, my goddess! You both returned,”
she cried, running toward us.
She hugged Rachel first and held onto her so tightly, I thought Rachel was going to pop.
“How are you feeling?”
She asked Rachel, still holding onto her. “I tried to talk to you when we were at the Nova pack, but you kept refusing. I was so worried.”
“I’m sorry,”
Rachel breathed, tears spilling from her eyes. “I was so ashamed of myself. I know it wasn’t my fault. But I hated myself and I couldn’t face anybody.”
“I understand,”
she breathed. “I’m just glad you are here now.”
“Any word on Brody and Sarah?”
Kayla asked as she gave me a quick hug. I knew she worried about her roommate; they had gotten close since Kayla arrived at this school, which was surprising because Sarah was tough to get along with.
“They are going to be out for another week,”
I answered. “Sarah’s body endured a lot of trauma and she’s still recovering at the hospital. But Brody said she’s getting stronger and will hopefully return in a week.”
“Oh, good,”
Kayla breathed.
The four of us chatted for a little longer, catching up on everything. Rachel had relaxed a lot and things were finally starting to feel normal again.
Well, as normal as they can for right now.
I told them the news of my pregnancy which started hugs and tears again.
After a little while, there was a knock on the door, drawing our attention from one another to the door.
I was the one who stood from the couch to answer the door. Once the door was open, I heard a gasp from behind me and once my eyes registered the man that stood before me, my entire body froze.
Third Person POV
“Where is she? I need to speak with her.”
Everything around Rachel stopped moving, including her heart. She stared at the man in the doorway of her dorm, and she couldn’t breathe. Lila stood in front of him with wide eyes unsure of what to say as well.
His eyes finally found her, and they held eye contact for what felt like an eternity.
“Rodrick…”
Lila said slowly. “Maybe you should—”
Rod didn’t let her finish her sentence before he spoke over her.
“Mate.”
Rachel stared at him with a pounding heart. She wasn’t sure what to say. The last time she saw Rod, he was stabbing her and then he was arrested. She knew it wasn’t his fault though; it was hers. She was the one who convinced him to do it.
No.
It was the darkness.
This wasn’t her fault either and she had to remember that. But did he know that it wasn’t her fault?
Tears pricked at the corner of her eyes, and she finally broke her gaze from his and she stared at the ground. Heat surfaced around her face, and she knew she was probably bright red as she struggled to keep the tears from spilling out of her eyes.
She felt Rod’s nearness as he stepped around Lila; his dark gaze fixed on Rachel’s face. How could it be possible that a hybrid could mate with a weak bear? Rod was both a vampire and a werewolf and Rachel was nothing more than a bear that let darkness take her over.
She wasn’t worthy enough to be mated with such a strong beast.
The moon goddess certainly had a sense of humor.
She thought Rod was going to yell at her for all she had done; she wouldn’t have blamed him. She would have taken it and then curled up in bed later to cry. Her heart was heavy in her chest as she waited for the words that would forever seal her fate.
She waited for the rejection that was bound to come.
But as Rod stood in front of her, assessing her features, those words never came.
Instead, he did something that Rachel wasn’t expecting and was definitely not prepared for.
He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into his chest. She went with ease, allowing him to pull her toward him, and for a moment, she wasn’t sure what to do with her arms. They stayed by her side as he kept his hold on her.
She didn’t realize she was trembling until his hold tightened as if he was afraid that she would run away from him.
“I’ve been looking for you for so long,”
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