Filed To Story: Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel
he ordered her. She said nothing, but she turned in the direction of the board building and began to walk with Alpha Jonathan trailing behind her. “What’s going on? Since when are you and Alpha Jonathan’s friends?”
I asked, peering up at him. “Since we became business partners,”
Raymond said, meeting his daughter’s eyes. “Business partners?”
Rachel nearly spat; she stared at him with disbelief. “You are working with him?”
Rachel’s father owned a small restaurant that was doing fairly well. Everybody spoke about it; it’s hard to believe that he would sell out and decide to give Alpha Jonathan half of it even though he owned literally everything. “He said he could expand the business across the nation,”
Raymond explained. “This would be good for us.”
“He can’t be trusted, Dad,”
she said firmly, folding her arms across her chest. “He’s going to take over.”
“I already signed the contract, and I had my lawyers look it over carefully. I’m getting a lot of money from this deal and I’m still in full control of my restaurant. Otherwise, I’m afraid I’d have to shut it down.”
“Shut it down?”
She asked with wide eyes. “I don’t understand. I thought the business was going well.”
“We have lost a lot of business,”
he said, shaking his head. “It’s not enough to keep us running. But Alpha Jonathan promised the business success and I took him up on the offer.”
“So, that’s it? No discussion. You already signed the contract?”
“It’s not like you wanted anything to do with me or the business.”
“Can you blame me?!”
She shouted; suddenly glad everybody was preoccupied in the auditorium. He sighed. “No… I can’t. But it’s still my business and my decision,”
he sighed. “You are expected to join this lunch so I want you to put on a winning smile and be polite. Understood?”
She said nothing for a long while, but she soon sighed and nodded. Thirty minutes had gone by, and Alpha Jonathan had finally arrived in front of the school in a black limo. Rachel had never been inside of a limo before but knowing who it belonged to didn’t make her excited. The door of the limo opened, and Alpha Jonathan sat inside on the dark leather seats motioning for them to enter. Rachel looked up at her father with a worried expression, but he gave her no expression in return as he slid into the limo. She had a nasty feeling in the pit of her stomach, but she swallowed it down and slid into the limo as well. She was surprised that Sarah wasn’t there as well, but she saw a woman with long dark curls and bright green eyes seated beside Alpha Jonathan. She wasn’t someone Rachel had ever seen before, but she looked young. Not as young as Rachel, but too young to be Alpha Jonathan’s companion. “I’d like you to meet a friend of mine, Jasmine,”
Alpha Jonathan introduced. “Jazzy, this is my new business partner Raymond and his daughter Rachel.”
“It’s a pleasure to meet you both,”
she said; her voice was as smooth as silk and yet had a bit of playfulness in her tone as she leaned forward to look at Rachel intently. “You are quite a beautiful girl; you must get your looks from your mother.”
Rachel’s face flared; there was something off about this girl, but Rachel couldn’t figure out what I was. “I’ve heard a lot about you,”
she said, giving Rachel a beautiful smile. “I can’t wait to get to know you better. We are going to be such great friends.”
She reached out to grab Rachel’s hands and Rachel saw all the jewelry that occupied her hands and fingers. She had never seen anyone with so much jewelry before and she was amazed by it. One of her rings she recognized the symbol and Rachel realized that this woman must have been a witch. Maybe that’s why she seemed off. The limo began to drive off campus and the further they got from campus the more unsettled Rachel felt. While Alpha Jonathan and her father spoke about business, the woman, Jasmine, stared at her, like she was studying her. Rachel wanted to sink into her seat and disappear. Rachel tried her best to keep her eyes from staring at Jasmine, but at some point, she couldn’t help it. She wished she did though; as soon as she looked at Jasmine, she saw this strange swirl of darkness circling her, reminding Rachel of a snake. It slithered around her arms and down her legs, its eyes glowing gold. She glanced at her father to see if he noticed it too, but he was too engrossed in his conversation to notice anything going on around him. She looked back at Jasmine who was watching her intently and smiling; her eyes growing even darker. “Is something wrong, dear?”
She asked innocently. “Uh…”
Rachel stammered. “There’s…”
she stopped talking, unsure of what to say and how to explain it. “Um…”
Jazzy’s grin widened and now the snake-like darkness was inching close to Rachel, making her jerk away almost violently. She grabbed the door handle, unsure if she should open it, and flung herself out of the moving limo; all she knew was she didn’t want this snake thing to touch her. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you,”
Jazzy chuckled. “It’ll only hurt worse.”
Rachel’s heart fell deep into her stomach and then she let out a shrilling scream that pierced the limo just as the snake flung at her.
Lila’s POV
When I got back to my dorm, Becca was already there. She was curled up on the couch and reading a book. I quickly mindlinked Enzo to let him know I was going back to the dorm knowing that he was busy helping the board clean up after the election and make sure students were okay. “We’ll meet up later,”
he had told me after telling me how much he loved me. He always knew what to say to make my heart skip a beat. Becca looked up at me with worried eyes when I entered the room. “Did you find Brody and Rachel?”
She asked. “I found Brody and talked to him,”
I told her. “But not Rachel. Someone told me they saw her leaving campus with her father and Alpha Jonathan.”
I couldn’t help but be worried about her. “Alpha Jonatan?”
She asked, raising her brows. “Wasn’t he in a meeting with you and Sarah?”
“Yes, but this was after the meeting,”
I told her. Her brows furrowed together. “Why would he be with them?”
She asked. “And what was her father doing here?”
“I’m not entirely sure,”
I said honestly. “But I’m kind of worried.”
“Did you try calling her?”
“I left my phone here,”
I told her as I went toward my bedroom door. “I’ll try her right now.”
As I walked into my familiar little room, I felt like I could finally breathe. It was nice that I was alone after the long day that I had. All I wanted was to curl up in bed and sleep, but I had so much to do these next few days. I had to get committee members and plan for our very first meeting. I already knew what I wanted to talk about during this meeting, but I needed a steady plan for the future. I also needed to make sure Rachel was okay and maybe even speak to Scott. I couldn’t let him take repercussions about everything and allow his life to be ruined. I shook my head at the very thought of Sarah manipulating his mind this entire time. He tried to warn me, and I wasn’t listening to him. My heart squeezed painfully in my chest. He must be so upset; no wonder he’s been avoiding me lately. I brought up Rachel’s number and attempted to call her, but it went straight to voicemail. My heart fell into my stomach. I tried her again, but it went to voicemail again. I decided to text her. “Call me when you can.”
I added another text. It’s important.”
I sighed and lay on my bed, staring up at my ceiling and feeling my entire body relaxing into my bed. One thing about this school was that they supplied very comfortable beds. They felt like clouds and my body nearly melted into the fabric of the bed. Soon, my phone started to ring, and I grabbed it quickly, expecting the screen to flash: Rachel. But instead, it flashed: Bri. I was happy she called, but I was really hoping it’d be Rachel. “Hey!”
I said, sitting up in bed. “What were the results?”
“A lot has happened since we talked yesterday,”
I told her honestly. “Do tell; I could use the distraction.”
“Well, you know how I suspected that Sarah could manipulate minds?”
I asked. She gasped. “Don’t tell me she actually has been cheating,”
Bri said, lowering her tone like she was afraid someone could hear her. “More than that,”
I told her. “Something unexplainable happened. Witches at this school are powerless and all spells have been canceled or something.”
“Canceled?”
She asked. “Yeah, like everyone that Sarah manipulated restored their memories and gained their free will back,”
I explained. “That’s insane,”
she gasped. “How did that happen?”
“Nobody knows; at least not yet.”
“That’s insane,”
Bri breathed. “So, what’s going to happen to Sarah?”
“Get this… Headmaster Prescott grounded her.”
Brianna was quiet for a moment before she burst into giggles. “Grounded?”
She chuckled. “Yeah; she can’t go anywhere besides her classes, the dining hall for meals, the library for studying, and then her dorm.”
“Oh my goddess,”
Brianna laughed. “And now you are the president of the committee?”
“By default, yes,”
I answered. “A win is still a win,”
she said in return. “You would have won regardless; there’s no better president than you.”
“Thanks, I appreciate that,”
I laughed. “So, how’s your mate?”
She asked and I knew she was wiggling her brows without seeing her. I frowned though. “Are you sure you want to talk about that?”
I asked. She sighed. “I don’t mind talking about it. I know things are weird considering Alex is following you around like a dog. But I’m fine… honestly.”