Filed To Story: Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel
She sighed and nodded as she took another bite of the fruit. “I hope so…”
she said, sounding all sorts of defeated. “Has anyone seen Rachel?”
Becca asked. “She was gone before we woke up this morning, which is very unlike her.”
It’s true that Rachel is usually the last of us to wake up on weekends. It was strange that she was already awake and gone this morning. “I haven’t seen her at all since yesterday,”
Brody answered. Becca looked at him and then narrowed her eyes like she was just remembering something. “So… you and Sarah, huh?”
She then asked, making me nearly choke on the bacon I just put in my mouth. Brody froze and looked at her; I could see the redness intensifying around his face. “Why did you tell me you were mates?”
Becca proceeded to ask. “I didn’t tell anyone besides Lila,”
he admitted. “I guess it was because I was still trying to figure out my feelings.”
“What’s to figure out? You are mates. Your wolf will automatically love her regardless of who she is,”
Becca shrugged as she took a bite of her eggs. “How did you hide this from her?”
He was quiet for a moment, and I watched as he put down his fork; I found myself holding my breath, waiting for him to respond. “I hid my scent from her…”
he admitted, making Becca raise her brows at him. “What?”
She asked. “How?”
“Ohhhh! That’s why your scent and aura are strange,”
Kay said, staring at him with wide eyes. “You’re a witch.”
“Wait, what?!”
Becca gasped. “You are?? Since when?”
“I’m half witch,”
Brody answered. “It’s from my mother’s side. I used magic to hide my scent from her since I found out she was my mate over the summer. But when everyone’s powers went away during the election…”
“Yours did too…”
Becca finished for him; realization dawned on her. “She sensed you at that moment.”
She didn’t phrase it as a question, but he still nodded as an answer anyway. “Did you get a chance to talk to her?”
I asked, peering up at him. He was quiet for another moment like he was trying to figure out how to answer that question. “Not exactly,”
he murmured. “Not exactly?”
I asked, raising my brows. Becca and I exchanged looks before fixing our eyes back on him. “What do you mean by that?”
Becca asked. “I tried to talk to her. I went to her dorm. But she didn’t want anything to do with me and slammed the door on my face. So, I guess I got my answer,”
he shrugged, taking a big bite of his bacon. I stared at him with my mouth hanging open. I couldn’t believe she wouldn’t even give her actual fated mate the time of day and that she had the actual nerve to shut the door in his face. I was suddenly angry at that fact but then there was a part of me that wondered if she had a reason behind that. “It doesn’t really matter anymore; it’s over,”
he murmured as if he was reading my thoughts. I shook my head at him, still in disbelief. “Did you reject her?”
I asked. He looked at me. “No, of course not,”
he answered. “And did she reject you?”
Becca asked, folding her arms across her chest. “No…”
he answered, glancing down at his plate. “Then, it’s not over,”
I said, shaking my head. “Don’t give up so easily, Brody.”
He nodded and continued to eat his food. Later, I went to my dorm to try and find Rachel, but she wasn’t there. I sighed and went into my room to grab my phone to see if maybe she left me any messages but there weren’t any messages either. I wasn’t sure why I’d been so worried about her lately; I just had a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach. Soon, the door of the dorm was bursting open, scaring me. I ran into the living room to see Becca and Brody gasping for breath as they ran into the room. “You have to hurry! There’s a fight on the school greens,”
Becca said with a large amount of fear and worry in her eyes. I didn’t have time to think, I ran past them as fast as I could. I ran through the dorm building until I reached outside. There weren’t many students on campus; most return home during the weekend or go out around now. I wondered who would be stupid enough to fight on school grounds like this and where was the board? The school greens were in the center of the campus. It was just a huge grassy area that students had picnics on, played outdoor sports, or just hung out on. Basically, it was the campus field. Becca and Brody trailed after me as I ran across the campus and neared the campus. I didn’t stop until I saw a tall figure standing in the center of the green field and then my entire body froze when I realized there wasn’t a fight at all. It was Enzo. “Whaaa?”
I began to ask but Brody and Becca stopped beside me, laughing. “Surprise!”
They both said at the same time, pointing to Enzo who stood before me with a wide grin, and then he pulled out a large bouquet of flowers.
Lila’s POV
“What is all of this?”
I asked, smiling up at my mate who stood before me with a large bouquet, and my giggling friends standing behind me. “I asked them to get you here discreetly,”
he said, looking behind me to eye my friends suspiciously. “Hopefully they didn’t cause too much stress.”
I glanced behind me, and they both turned away innocently, avoiding my eyes. I shook my head, but I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face. “Not at all,”
I said, turning back to Enzo. “I wanted to take you out tonight to celebrate your victory,”
he said, handing me the flowers. I took them and smelled them, smiling even wider at the amazing scent. “I won by default,”
I reminded him. “You would have won regardless,”
he said. “You had that in the bag.”
I stepped into his open embrace and allowed him to hold me tightly. It felt like it’s been so long since I was embraced by this incredible man. I loved him so much and I truly missed him. “So, what do you say? Wanna get out of here?”
“Wait, I’m not even dressed for a date,”
I said. “You look beautiful,”
Becca said, giving me a wide smile. “She’s not wrong,”
Enzo agreed. I smiled at my mate. Becca stepped beside me and took the flowers out of my hand. “I’ll put these in a vase for you,”
she said, winking at me. “Have fun you two,”
Brody said, waving as they began to walk away. “Hey!”
I shouted after them, making them both stop and look at me while I leaned against Enzo who kept me wrapped in his arms. “Thank you.”
They both smiled widely and turned away, leaving me alone with my mate. “Come on,”
he said, pulling me along with him. “I really missed you these last couple of days. I feel like I haven’t seen you much”
I said to him as we neared his waiting car. “That’s why I figured we could use some time alone together,”
he said in return. He opened his car door for me, making me laugh. “Such a gentlemen,”
I teased. “Only the best for my lady,”
he teased in return. We only drove for about 15 minutes until we reached the heart of the city. Once we got to the parking center, he quickly got out and opened my car door, making me laugh again. “You know I’m capable of opening my own door, right?”
“I know,”
he said. “But my future Luna shouldn’t have to.”
“I think I can get used to this.”
This time it was Enzo who laughed. “So, are we going to a fancy Italian restaurant?”
I asked; usually, when he takes me out, it’s the fanciest Italian restaurant, so I assumed it’d be the same this time around as well. “Not exactly,”
he said taking hold of my hand. We began to walk the busy city streets. I loved the city at this time in the evening; the sun was still a couple of hours away from setting, but the city was so alive and filled with light. I’ve only been here a couple of times for shopping; I was excited to see where Enzo was taking me. I had to admit though, I was a bit nervous. I wasn’t exactly dressed properly for a fancy date. I wore a dress, but it wasn’t that fancy. It was a casual yellow sundress that was covered in lilies, and I wore a cardigan to keep me warm from the cool fall breeze. My hair was lightly curled and fell around my shoulders, only pinned on one side with a lily hair piece to keep my hair out of my face. I rarely wore makeup, but I was wearing a little mascara and lip gloss. We talked for a little while as we walked hand-in-hand down the city streets. There were so many people swarming around us that I wasn’t worried about being seen by those we knew because we blended in with the crowd. Then, Enzo stopped walking and stared up at the building that sat beside us. I frowned, looking up at it as well, and then I gasped as realization dawned on me. “Chinese?!”
I gasped. He laughed and nodded. “I figured we could do something different; a little more casual,”
he explained. “Yes!!”
I shrieked, throwing my arms around him and hugging him tightly. He bent down and smashed his lips against mine, kissing me hungrily and possessively. I loved every second of it. I smiled into his kiss before pulling away, breathlessly. I grabbed his hand and pulled him into the restaurant. “Good evening, Alpha. Your table awaits you,”
the waiter said, motioning for us to follow him. “You called ahead?”
I asked. “Of course,”
Enzo said, smiling. We sat down in the back of the restaurant and another waiter instantly brought us a scorpion bowl for two. “We didn’t order this,”
I said, glancing at Enzo curiously. “I ordered our food ahead of time. There’s more to this evening and I wanted to make sure we had time for everything.”
I raised my brows, but I didn’t argue. I was excited to see what he ordered. I loved Chinese food and rarely had something I didn’t like. I sipped on the Scorpion Bowl while listening to Enzo speak about his day. “Connie called me last night,”
he said, peering at me from across the table. I stopped drinking and looked up at him, curiously. Connie was his best friend, and she was also in love with him for a very long time. She even went as far as following us to Monstro and trying to take Enzo away from me. But then she met her mate while there and decided to stay in Monstro to get to know him. Admittedly, part of me was always afraid that she was going to change her mind and then return to Enzo and try to get him again. “What did she want?”