Filed To Story: Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel
“How many did we do for sales this week?”
Cassidy-Ann asked as she sipped her red wine. She sat across the table from me, and Enzo sat beside me.
“52,”
I answered. “$350,000 worth of sales. There’s a couple more I need to invoice later.”
“I knew this trip would be a success. Let’s try to get even more next week. Oh, and I have a bonus for you. I’ll leave it on your desk in the morning. Great job so far, Lila. Keep it up, and there will be more than that came from.”
“Thank you so much,”
I said in return.
Enzo was quiet for most of the dinner; in fact, he’s been quiet since the banquet last night. I wasn’t as mad at him as I was the morning of the banquet; I was still a little hurt though. But I was also thinking that maybe he just said that in the heat of the moment. I knew this relationship can’t make it home with us and maybe he was just preparing for that.
Although I didn’t want things to return to the way they were once we returned home, I knew they probably had to.
“I also want to feature some of your work in next week’s exhibit. What do you think?”
Cassidy-Ann asked, interrupting my thoughts.
“That would be incredible!”
I gasped. “I don’t know what to say.”
“Go through some of your favorite pieces and I’ll make final decisions tomorrow,”
she explained.
Soon, the waiter brought our food.
Enzo ordered catfish and it smelled and looked delicious. I ordered Salmon and Cassidy-Ann ordered a lobster salad.
“Don’t forget I have the assembly tomorrow afternoon,”
Cassidy-Ann reminded me.
I was proud to say I did not forget this one.
“I already have your notecards prepared,”
I told her. “I’ve been working on them all week for your assembly. They’ll be on your desk in the morning.”
“Awesome,”
she said with a fond smile.
“Enzo, will you be attending the assembly?”
She asked, batting her eyes at him.
“Yes, I’ll be there,”
Enzo said, keeping his tone even.
I remembered the last time Enzo and I went to dinner with Cassidy-Ann. He got handsy under the table; my face grew hot just thinking about it. He behaved this time; probably because he no longer wanted me in that kind of way. Or at least he was pretending he didn’t so it would be easier for when we return home.
That’s what I kept telling myself.
Cassidy-Ann also invited him to her hotel suite, but he declined the offer. I wondered why she was still making advances at her even though she knew he was uninterested.
It made me wonder if something really was going on between them.
Enzo’s phone dinged and he frowned down at the screen. It was a text message that he read quickly before putting his phone back into his pocket.
Did I have a right to ask him who it was?
Maybe I shouldn’t.
But it was too late; I was staring at Enzo and that was a question alone.
“It was Connie,”
he answered my unspoken question, causing my heart to sink into my stomach. “She just wanted to tell me she’s leaving Monstro in the morning. I guess my mother is picking her up from the airport.”
“I thought she already left,”
I said, furrowing my brows together.
“She changed hotels. But she couldn’t get a flight until tomorrow.”
“I see…”
I breathed. “Are you okay? I know she’s your best friend and was probably difficult to kick her out.”
“It was very difficult, yes,”
he answered. “I’ve known her my entire life. She’s always been like a sister to me. That’s why I couldn’t believe she would do something like this. But when we return, I’ll talk to her. Maybe I can figure out what was going on in her brain. Until then, it’s better if we took space.”
“I agree,”
I said, looking down at my food. “I hope you can salvage your friendship.”
I wasn’t sure if I truly meant that or not; I didn’t like Connie, but I also didn’t want Enzo to lose a friend. Despite her trying to manipulate him. But it’s not like she had her way with her; she just wanted him to think they had sex.
It was still wrong, but maybe her heart was in the right place. It’s obvious how much she loves Enzo. I don’t blame her.
Enzo didn’t say much more about the topic.
Cassidy-Ann changed the subject soon after and we talked more business for the rest of the evening.
….
There had to be hundreds of students in the assembly room. Seats filled quickly; everybody was eager to hear from Cassidy-Ann, their art idol.
I was excited too even though I wrote her note cards. I already knew what she was going to talk about, but I couldn’t wait to hear the words come from her mouth.
I stood nearby the stage with Enzo and a couple of other guards who overlooked Cassidy-Ann. She stood at the podium and began talking to the students as if they were her friends. She spoke so effortlessly and with so much knowledge. She answered questions as they came in and I was impressed by how easy it was for her.
I never thought of myself as someone who could get stage fright, but I never talked to an audience this big before. I definitely don’t think I could do this that effortlessly.
“Now, I want my assistant to say a few words about her experiences. Let’s give a warm welcome to Lila!”
Lila’s POV
I felt my soul leaving my body.
Everybody clapped as Cassidy-Ann turned to face me. I was off stage, so nobody saw me right away; Enzo, who stood beside me, glanced at me sideways with a frown.
“I think that’s your cue,”
he muttered.
“I…I can’t move…”
I said under my breath, my entire body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Now everybody was looking around, wondering where I was. My entire body felt completely frozen.
“Lila?”
Cassidy-Ann said with a timid frown, eyeing me from the stage. “Come to the stage, please. Everybody is waiting.”
“I can’t move…”
I said for only Enzo’s ears.
He frowned at me.
“You’re Lila… daughter of Alpha Bastien and Luna Selene. You can literally do anything.”
“I’ve never spoken to an audience this big before…”
“There’s a first time for everything,”
Enzo shrugged, only this time he gave me a small nudge towards the stage.
I nearly tripped over myself and stumbled toward the stage. Now I gained almost everybody’s attention and they all spotted me walking towards Cassidy-Ann.
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