Filed To Story: Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel
Then to my utter shock, his eyes flickered at me, making me freeze.
“And you know it to be true,”
he said the words as if he was speaking directly to me.
Then he lowered his head and passed out.
My father stood over him, covered in his blood. Beta Ethan appeared at the cell gates, standing beside me. But it was like he didn’t see me. My father turned to face him and could see the grim expression that crossed his face.
“Still no answers?”
Ethan asked, peering down at a passed-out Xander.
“No,”
my father answered, taking the clean rag that Ethan had offered to clean the blood off his hands. “He won’t tell me why he kidnapped my daughter and who he’s working for. He keeps saying we’ve made a mistake.”
“Like hell we did,”
Ethan said, shaking his head. “But I just got word from Enzo; apparently Scott Pierce confessed to the murder of that student.”
My father’s face went from grim to shock in a matter of seconds.
“Alpha Emmet’s son?”
“Yes,”
Ethan said, nodding his head slowly. “Alpha Emmet isn’t pleased.”
“I can’t imagine he would be,”
my father said. “He’s part of the committee. I’ll give him a call and see what we can figure out.”
As my father and Beta Ethan left the area, my eyes remained on Xander. What was he talking about?
Before I could find any more answers or hear any more of that conversation, my eyes were opened, and I sat up in bed. I was breathing heavily, and I had sweat pouring down the side of my face.
I was back in my dorm room.
What the hell was that?
“Val?”
I asked through gasps of breath.
“I’m here…”
she said tiredly.
“Did you see all that too?”
“I did,”
she answered. “It seems there might be more to Xander’s story than we know. I didn’t feel him to be a threat.”
“Nor did I,”
I admitted. “He said they’ve made a mistake… what if they really did?”
“Do you suppose he was being controlled by darkness?”
I hadn’t thought about that but now that she mentioned the possibility, it almost seemed obvious. The crackling of the speakers that were stored in each dorm and around campus, brought my mind back to reality.
“Good morning students; I apologize for this early morning announcement. I wanted to inform all of you bright and early that the murderer has been captured and that the school is once again safe. I appreciate all your cooperation and I’m giving the next couple of days off to mourn the loss of our student and those gamma warriors. I will be discussing with the student committee about holding a memorial service for the victims. As of right now, the lockdown is over. Once again, I thank you for your cooperation over the last couple of days.”
There was another crackling sound and then the speaker faded away.
I swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat; I looked over at the clock and saw that it was 5 am. Our curfew hour was over, and the sun hadn’t risen yet. The vampire curfew started at 7 am.
Which meant, we had some time.
I grabbed my phone and opened my chat with the committee members.
“Meeting in our classroom; 20 minutes.”
Enzo’s POV
“Do you need my assistance at the police station?”
Beta Ethan asked over the phone.
I was in the car, heading to the station, as we spoke. I couldn’t get the look Lila had given me out of my head. She was so certain that Scott was innocent and oddly enough, as much as I hated Scott, I believed her. I don’t think the son of Alpha Emmet would be capable of cold-blooded murder.
Especially of an innocent girl.
But I also didn’t understand why he would confess to such a crime. I had a feeling that Alpha Emmet would also be at the police station wanting to get answers as well and I needed to be prepared for that.
“No,”
I finally said, sighing. “I need you to remain at the pack and make sure everything is okay there. Is Alpha Bastien still there?”
“Yes; he’s still trying to get answers from Xander,”
Ethan said, sounding annoyed. “I keep saying it might be time to transfer him to the prison so he can get sentenced for his crimes.”
“He kidnapped Lila,”
I reminded my Beta. “Prison would be too good for him.”
“That’s what Alpha Bastien said too. I’m just saying, he’s not talking, and I doubt he’s going to in the future.”
I was starting to have an even weirder feeling about Xander, but I wasn’t going to tell Ethan that. I wondered who he was protecting so much that he’d risk his life over it. No amount of torture was worth it.
“If he doesn’t talk, he will die a slow and painful death,”
I said in return.
“Indeed, he will,”
Ethan agreed. “Keep me updated on what you find out.”
“I will,”
I said. “Talk soon.”
I hung up on that note and threw my phone on my passenger seat. I pressed the gas even harder and made my car go even faster to get there quicker.
Once I pulled into the parking lot, I recognized Emmet’s red Porsche very quickly. I knew he would be here when I arrived; I could only imagine how angry he was over all of this.
I parked the car and walked across the lot until I reached the front entrance. I could almost feel his wrath before entering the police station.
As predicted, Emmet was growling and snarling at one of the front dispatchers.
“I want to see my son, NOW!”
Emmet growled, the fur of his wolf breaking through his flesh like razor blades.
He was trying and failing at keeping his wolf under control. The head of his wolf was practically completely formed, and his claws were out, ready to scratch the dispatcher’s eyes out.
“I have orders to keep all visitors away for right now,”
the dispatcher said, not looking the least bit phased by Emmet’s outburst.
Probably because he was used to Alpha Jonathan, and nobody could compare to Jonathan’s outbursts.
“He’s my SON!!”
Emmet growled fiercely.
“He’s a dangerous criminal who murdered numerous people at a college,”
the dispatcher argued back.
Emmet balled his fist and looked as if he was about to punch the class that separated them. The glass was unbreakable, even for wolves, so I knew it would only result in a broken hand.
I rushed toward him and grabbed his arm before he could complete the punch. He struggled against my hold, but I wasn’t going to let him go.
“Let me go, Enzo,”