Before I knew what was happening, he was standing only inches in front of me. He got there so fast; I didn’t even see him moving. I blinked up at him, still feeling how hot my face had gotten. I bit onto my bottom lip, keeping myself from whimpering at his very presence. He was so God-like and beautiful. I had never seen anyone quite as handsome, and I wasn’t sure my heart was going to be able to handle it.
He ran his fingers down the side of my face, sending warm chills to course through my body and goosebumps forming on my flesh. I wanted to kiss every inch of his body.
“Do you have any idea what you do to me?”
He whispered in his voice husky and making my heartbeat even crazier.
I opened my mouth to speak, but he ran his thumb across my bottom lip, keeping all and any words from leaving my mouth.
He bent down and his lips brushed across mine gently and we remained like that for a moment longer before he pulled away to gaze into my eyes.
“I don’t understand…”
I whispered. “How does seeing you almost naked still affect me like this? It’s not like I haven’t seen you naked before…”
He pressed his forehead against mine and closed his eyes, matching his breath with mine.
“It’s the mark…”
he answered. “It makes you feel your emotions toward me so much stronger.”
Before I could respond, I heard his phone ringing on the night table. He audibly groaned and pulled away from me, leaving me cold again.
When he glanced at the phone screen, he frowned.
“I’ll be right back,”
he said, walking toward the door.
I wanted to shout after him that he was still almost naked, but he was gone before I had the chance.
What could be so important at this hour?
…
Enzo’s POV
“Alpha Enzo, it’s Dr. Todrick,”
the man on the other end of the phone said as soon as I answered it.
I was expecting his call, just not this early. Dr. Todrick was the researcher who worked at the pack clinic. I knew he would be the right man to investigate that protein mix Lila was given.
“What is it?”
I asked, trying not to sound rude, but I was already impatient.
“I’m sorry to bother you so early. But this couldn’t wait. I did some testing on the protein shake you sent me and—”
His voice trailed off.
“And what?”
I urged.
“And I think you should come to the clinic and see it yourself.”
Enzo’s POV
“Who was on the phone?”
Lila asked with a small frown when I entered the room.
Her face was still a little red which made a smile tug at the corner of my lips. I suppose I had myself to blame for that. She looked gorgeous in her thin nightgown and her hair flowing messily around her face.
“It was Dr. Todrick from the pack clinic,”
I answered. “He might have found something in that protein mix Xander had given you.”
Her face paled.
“What did he find?”
She asked, her voice soft and nervous.
“I won’t know until I go there,”
I told her, trying to keep my voice calm to not alarm her. “I’m going to head there once I’m done getting dressed. I’ll meet you at the school later.”
When I finished getting dressed, Lila was finishing cleaning from breakfast and grabbing clothes for herself. When she saw me, her frown deepened.
“Do you think he’s trying to poison me?”
She asked, her voice cracking.
I furrowed my brows at her. I was wary about what the shake was made of, but poison was not a thing I thought about.
“Why would he try to poison you?”
I asked, narrowing my eyes at her.
Was there a reason she thought he would be trying to poison her?
She was quiet for a moment before answering.
“Well…when I drink it, my throat hurts and my lips burn…”
she said, lowering her gaze. This was news to me, and my heart fell into my stomach. “He said it’s supposed to happen and that I’ll get used to it. But Val doesn’t like it either and told me not to drink it anymore. I only drank it twice and each time it makes me feel weird.”
“Why didn’t you tell me that before?”
I asked, trying not to sound like I was scolding her. But I didn’t like the fact that kept this from me.
She shrugged.
“I didn’t want to upset you,”
she said, biting her bottom lip and chewing on it nervously.
I sighed and sat beside her on the bed.
“If you feel like something isn’t right about anything, you need to tell me about it, Lila. I need you to trust me,”
I said softly, running my fingers down her face. She leaned into my touch, closing her eyes.
“I’m sorry,”
she breathed. “He’s a little tougher on me than most students.”
“What?”
I asked, Max grew furious almost instantly. “What do you mean?”
She was hesitant.
“He…”
she stopped and took in a deep breath as she met my eyes. “He broke my arm…”
I stood to my feet quickly.
“What the hell do you mean he broke your arm?!”
“He claims it was accidental,”
she explained. “He tackled me to the ground and kept telling me to push him off, but he was on my arm. When I moved it, he applied more pressure and then I heard it snap…”
“Lila…”
I said, trying to maintain my temper, but it was hard. I knew the eyes of my wolf were probably evident to her. I could feel Max pushing to the front of my mind.
“It’s okay… I healed quickly. I’m a Volana so it’s hard to hurt me,”
she explained, trying to calm me.
“Why didn’t you tell me about this?!”
I asked through my teeth; I was trying very hard to keep my wolf under control.