Filed To Story: Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel
I stepped into the packhouse, and I instantly frowned.
I didn’t smell my mate, which meant he wasn’t at the packhouse. I knew why he wasn’t here; it was because it was bad luck to see the bride before the wedding. But I didn’t care; I missed him, and I wanted to wrap myself in his arms and get lost forever.
But I knew that was going to have to wait until tomorrow night.
“You poor things; you look utterly exhausted,”
Dee said with a timid frown as she walked out of the kitchen.
“This baby drains a lot of energy from me,”
I sighed. “I’m not sure what her excuse is.”
“You woke me up early,”
Bri complained, folding her arms across her chest.
“Get upstairs and into bed,”
Dee ordered. “Both of you. I’ll have Maisy bring up some tea.”
“Thanks, Dee,”
I said, hugging her before heading upstairs. I said goodnight to Bri and then she went to Ethan’s bedroom on the second floor. I sighed as I watched her hurry to her mate, trying to ignore the ping of jealousy in the pit of my stomach.
Enzo told me that Ethan was planning on proposing to her soon and officially making her the Calypso Back Beta Female. I was happy for my friend for finally getting her happily ever after.
My bedroom felt empty without Enzo close by. My heart ached without him here and I found myself sulking while I got ready for bed. I started with a hot shower because I needed it to relax my mind and body.
I closed my eyes and allowed the hot steam to clear my senses. Then I grabbed my loofah and put a dollop of body wash on it. I took a deep breath as the bathroom filled with the scent of vanilla and lavender. I washed my body and then turned off the shower.
Wrapping a towel around my body, I stared at my steam-covered reflection. This was it; I was going to get married tomorrow.
Throwing my hair up in a messy bun I left my room and grabbed the nightgown I laid out for myself. I slipped it over my head and allowed the soft fabric to wash over my body. Then, I slid into bed and allowed sleep to overtake me.
….
I was woken by the sound of knocking on my door. The sunlight was desperately trying to squeeze through my closed blinds and curtains. I groaned as I lifted my head at the clock, it was almost 10 am.
My heart nearly fell into my stomach and the knocking on my door grew louder.
“Lila? Are you okay?”
I heard my mother asking from the other side of the door. “We need to get ready for your wedding!”
My entire body was frozen. I overslept and the wedding was at noon. I was supposed to be awake hours ago.
I quickly scurried out of bed and rushed to the door. My mother’s eyes widened when she saw my frantic face.
“Take a deep breath, Lila,”
my mother said calmly. “You have plenty of time.”
“I just want today to be perfect, and I overslept,”
I said breathlessly as I rushed to put on some clothes before rushing out of the room.
My father trailed closely behind me as we went downstairs. I was relieved to see my entire bridal party in the front foyer ready to help.
Margol, the woman who designed my wedding gown, was getting the dress ready for me. Brianna wanted to do my hair, so she was setting up a station for that while I got the dress on. With a few finishing touches and size readjustments, my dress was finally finished, and it looked absolutely beautiful.It was a gold-rose sleeveless dress with white flowers going down the sides of the dress. My heart swelled at the sight of the dress and the fact that it fit me like a glove.
The more the time ticked forward, the more excited I grew. Brianna did my hair and Sarah did my makeup.
“We need to get you to the temple now,”
my mother said, glancing at the time.
With no time to wait, we shuffled outside and got into different vehicles. My heart was racing at lightning speed when I saw the Moon Goddess’s temple in the distance. I saw a few cars parked outside and a few people still wandering around outside.
My father was amongst them, and I was relieved to see him. He smiled when he saw the cars pull into the lot and my mother and I got out of one of them. My mother was quick to embrace my father before she pulled away.
“I am going to find my seat in the front row,”
she said to us and then she turned to me and gave me a loving smile.
“I’m so happy for you, Lila Bean.”
We hugged briefly before she stepped away. Taking a deep breath, I turned to face my friends.
“So the first to walk is the maid of honor and best man, which also happens to be the Betas of the Calypso pack,”
I said, gesturing for Briana and Ethan to step toward the door of the temple.
I turned to face Connie and Tyler.
“Then is the groomsmen and a bridesmaid,”
I said, motioning for them to get into line behind Brianna and Ethan. I turned to Rachel and Rodrick and had them step into the lineup as well. The next was Becca and Luis who stepped into line.
Then Beta Aiden’s youngest son and daughter were the flower girl and the ring bearer.
As the music started to play, the doors swung open for Brinna and Ethan to start their walk down the aisle and toward the front of the temple where they can take their places near Enzo.
But just as they took a step through the doors, and the music started to play, I felt a severe pain in the side of my stomach, and I found myself falling to my knees.
Enzo’s POV
My adrenaline was going insane. In just a few moments, that door at the start of the chapel was going to open and Lila would start walking. I was finally going to marry my mate. I was going to surprise her later with a Luna ceremony as well.
Selene made her way down the aisle, and she had an eager look on her face as she smiled up at me. I returned to her smile and watched as she sat in the front row on Lila’s side of the temple. Her side consisted of most of the Nova pack members and my side consisted of the Calypso pack members.
I gazed down at my mother who also sat in the front row, and she gave me a large smile with tears in her eyes. I smiled in return and squared my shoulders.
Soon, the doors swung open, and the music started to play.
Brianna and Ethan began to walk slowly down the aisle with the beat of the music, but I wasn’t paying attention to them anymore. The others who were supposed to be following them through the doors weren’t following them. Something else had caught their attention, preventing them from walking through the temple doors.
Soon, Ethan and Brianna realized this as well and had stopped walking. Ethan was quick to start running in the direction that they came from, and Brianna looked completely panicked.
The sounds of the gasping sounded around the temp as everything wondered what was going on and what could have gone wrong.
My heart felt like it weighed a thousand times.
Everything happened at once as I ran from my spot in the front of the temple and toward the doorway. I ignored my mother yelling from behind me; my main focus was getting to my mate because I knew something had happened. She was in pain, and she needed to get help as soon as possible.
I burst through the doors and shoved my way through the gathering of people until I finally reached my mate. She was crouched on the ground with tears washing over her features. Connie and Tyler were trying to keep her awake while Alpha Bastien worked on getting an ambulance.
My entire body went cold as I stared down at my mate who was shivering and wincing at the pain, she was in. She was holding onto her stomach with dear life and whimpering slightly as more pain coursed through her small image.
I knelt beside her and scooped her into my arms.
“Lila, talk to me. What’s wrong?”
I asked, trying to keep the panic at bay.
Her breathing had grown heavy and quickened in pace.
“T…the… pups,”
she whispered weakly.
Soon, I felt a warm pool of liquid oozing beneath me and onto the ground. I heard a loud gasp and a couple of sobs when others around me got a glimpse of what the liquid was. When I was finally able to look, my entire body went cold.
Blood.
“Oh, my goddess,”
I breathed, holding Lila even tighter in my arms. “Just keep breathing. The ambulance is on its way.”
“What can I do? How can I help?”
I heard my mother asking as she ran outside. When she saw the blood, she paused, and her face had gone pale.
“Oh, no,”
she whispered, complete horror in her voice. “I’ll get some tires from inside.”
She turned and ran back into the temple.
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