Filed To Story: Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel
He scowled at her, angry and annoyed by the accusation.
“If she says it wasn’t her, it wasn’t her,”
Brody said through his teeth.
“Look, I know she’s your mate, but I still don’t trust her,”
Becca said, rolling her eyes.
Before Brody could growl loudly and protectively at her, I spoke, stopping them both.
“Has anyone seen Rachel? It could have been her,”
I said, glancing at Becca.
She frowned and shook her head.
“I haven’t seen her all morning. She said she had a lot of homework to do and was going to the library,”
she answered. “I doubt it was her.”
I still had an unsettled feeling; I made a mental note to speak with Rachel later and find out if she was truly okay.
A few minutes later, Sarah returned and sat back down.
“Okay, so my father said that he is having a banquet for you tomorrow and he stopped by the morning. He gave the letter to the dorm advisor,”
she said; I noticed she looked a little sad. “He didn’t tell me he was here this morning, and he didn’t tell me about the banquet.”
Brody wrapped an arm around her shoulder and pulled her close to him.
“Maybe it slipped his mind?”
Brody suggested.
“Maybe…”
she muttered.
“That’s a relief,”
Becca breathed, looking at me. “It was Eilleen that put it on your bed. That would explain it, right?”
I nodded, also feeling a bit relieved knowing that no creepy men or anyone was in my bedroom.
“I’ll talk to Eileen,”
I said softly. “Thank you for calling him, Sarah.”
She nodded but said nothing.
“The letter said that I can invite my family and friends. So, I guess you guys are all invited,”
I said to them. “I’d feel a little better if others were there with me.”
“I’ll definitely be there,”
Becca said with a fond smile. “Can I bring Luis?”
I raised my brows at her.
“You and Luis have gotten close, huh?”
I asked, a little teasingly.
Her face grew red, but she smiled at me as she nodded, looking a little sheepish.
“Neither of us have found our mates,”
she admitted. “He thinks his mate might have died. He can’t explain it, but he can feel that she’s not around anymore.”
“What about your mate?”
I asked, frowning. “Do you feel he’s still alive?”
“I’m not really sure,”
she admitted. “But I really like Luis. There’s no shame in having a chosen mate, right?”
“Of course, not,”
I said, draping my arm through hers. “There’s no shame in that at all.”
“But what if you find your mate?”
Kay asked.
Becca shrugged.
“Then we will figure it out I guess,”
Becca said, also shrugging. “Luis agreed to wait until graduation. If I don’t find my mate by the time I graduate, he will mark me and then it won’t matter.”
She was right; once she’s marked by another wolf, and she finds her true mate, the mate pull won’t be as strong. She will still recognize her fated mate, but she won’t have that strong desire to be with him.
“My wolf really likes Luis too,”
she continued. “I think we could be happy.”
“I’m happy if you’re happy,”
I said to her, leaning my head against her shoulder.
“So, are you going to invite your professor mate?”
Sarah asked, keeping her tone low and secretive.
I lifted my head off Becca’s shoulder to look at her, surprised. I hadn’t even thought about that. I guess I could, but it might be a little weird to just invite another Alpha to this banquet. But I don’t think Enzo would want me to go without him.
“Your father might be suspicious if I did,”
I said, uncertainty clear in my voice. “I guess I should talk to him about it. He will be here later today. My father and Scott’s father will be here too. They are investigating the murder.”
“None of them think that Scott, did it?”
Sarah asked, raising her brows. “Even Alpha Emmet?”
“Especially Alpha Emmet,”
I said, recalling how upset Emmet has been since yesterday. “He’s determined to prove his son’s innocence.”
“Well, if they need our help, we will be around,”
Becca said, picking up her book again. “Not sure what we can do, but we will be here.”
“I appreciate you all,”
I said to them as I stood to my feet. “I’m going to talk to Eilleen. I’ll see you later.”
“Bye!”
They all said at the same time.
I waved and left the student lounge. I went straight to the dormitory and saw Eilleen sitting in our shared kitchen sipping on some tea. She looked up at me and gave me a faint smile; she looked exhausted.
“Hello,”
she said to me as I approached.
“Hey, Miss Carter,”
I said to her. “I have a quick question.”
“Go on,”
she said, placing her mug of tea down on the table.
“Did Alpha Jonathan give you a letter this morning?”