Filed To Story: Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel
When it came to her father, limitations didn’t exist.
“Rachel, do you remember what happened?”
The doctor proceeded to ask.
“Huh? What?”
Rachel asked, snapping out of her daydream to look up at Dr. Laureen.
Could this doctor read minds too?
“Do you know why you are in the hospital?”
She rephrased.
“No…”
she answered after a pause. “I don’t remember.”Which was the truth; she couldn’t remember what happened after she thought found her mate. She could hardly remember anything before that either. She couldn’t have found her mate… could she?
“You were stabbed in the stomach,”
she explained gently. “By someone named Rodrick. Does that name sound familiar? I guess he’s a professor at your school?”
Rachel’s heart fell deep into her stomach.
Rodrick… the hybrid professor and vampire dorm advisor. It was he who stabbed her. He was also her supposed mate.
Was it all true? Were they really mates? Did he really stab her in the stomach?
As her mind worked around that fact, memories began to surface in her head. It wasn’t Rodrick who did it; she made him do it. The voice that’s been inside Rachel’s mind forced Rachel to manipulate Rod’s mind and made him stab her in the stomach.
It was to make him look guilty, but now Rachel felt nothing but guilt.
This was all her fault, all those deaths. They were her fault.
Now Rod, her hybrid mate, was going to get in trouble for it all.
Rachel was so wrapped up in her mind and these memories that she hadn’t even noticed how heavily she was breathing and how rapidly the heart rate monitor was beeping.
“Rachel, sweetheart, try to calm down,”
Dr. Laureen said softly, placing a hand on her shoulder to steady her. “Just take a deep breath.”
“What did you do?”
Her father hissed at the doctor’s. “She doesn’t need to be remembering this shit.”
This was making Rachel’s blood boil; what was his problem? Didn’t he want her to be well? Didn’t he want her to remember this stuff? Or did he just want her to forget just like he wanted her to forget the entire childhood he abused her?
What was the point of him coming back into her life if he was just going to be an asshole again?
Lila was right about him the entire time; he hadn’t changed. He never would.
The doctor was also right; she was an adult now and she didn’t need to take his bullshit.
“Dad, get out,”
she hissed.
His eyes found hers and they widened.
“What did you just say to me?”
He asked through his teeth.
“You are nothing but a nightmare. I don’t even know why you are here. Get out,”
she said again, angrily.
She was feeling stronger now and her voice came out hardened.
The doctor looked amused as she looked at Raymond, folding her arms across her chest.
“You heard my patient; get out,”
she said, backing Rachel up completely.
Rachel liked this doctor.
Her father scowled and at first, she didn’t think he was going to leave. But then he turned and stalked toward the door.
Rachel couldn’t stop thinking about all those people who had died because of her and now her mate was going to take the fall for it because Rachel made him. Her stomach clenched at the very thought. She needed to find out where she was; she needed to find out if this was fixable.
But most importantly, she needed to warn Lila.
“Wait,”
Rachel said before her father left completely. He paused at the door and looked at her with his eyes turning to slits. “Call Lila. Tell her it’s important and that I need to see her.”
“Why would I do you a favor after you just kicked me out?”
Her father asked, narrowing his eyes at her.
“Because if you ever want to mend this relationship, you’ll do me this favor,”
she said in return, also narrowing her eyes.
He looked at her for a moment longer before muttering something she didn’t understand and leaving the room.
She sighed and laid her head back on her pillow.
She needed to warn Lila about this strange darkness that was inside her; she was the one who killed these people. They needed to find out who this darkness was and get rid of it before it made her kill anyone else.
But then she felt claws digging into her brain; a familiar sensation that made her gasp and grit her teeth. Her heart rate began to speed up again and she found it difficult to breathe as these claws continued to grip her pain. She thought her head was about to explode.
“Rachel? Oh, my God! What’s happening? Are you okay?”
The doctor asked, trying to calm Rachel, but the pain was only getting worse, and her vision was becoming blurry.
She thought she was going to pass out from the pain, but then she heard the familiar voice in her head.
“If you tell anyone what had happened, if you warn anyone about me. I will make sure you and your loved ones suffer as I kill every one of them. I will make you watch their torture. Then, I will torture and kill you.”
Lila’s POV
Enzo took it upon himself to take me directly to the hospital while the others stayed at the packhouse. My heart was racing wildly against my ribcage. I was excited to see Rachel again, but it sounded like she needed to speak with me urgently.
I worried about what it was she needed to tell me.
I stayed quiet for most of the 15-minute car ride, and Enzo was respectful enough to keep quiet as well.
I had a nasty feeling in the pit of my stomach.
We finally reached the hospital and as soon as Enzo parked the car, I quickly got out and rushed to the hospital entrance. He walked behind me in long and casual strides, looking way more put together and certainly calmer than I was.
I already knew which room Rachel was in, so I didn’t need to stop by the front desk. But the nurse at the desk greeted me with a smile when I entered.
I returned the smile, though it was incredibly forced, and I knew it didn’t reach my eyes.
I went to Rachel’s hospital and knocked on the door a couple of times, just in case she was indecent. Enzo stood behind me, crossing his arms across his chest and staring at me with a worried expression.
“I’ll stay out here,”
he surprised me by saying, making me turn to face him. “That way you girls can talk.”
I gave him a faint smile as I closed the small gap between us and kissed him gently on the lips. I loved the way he smelled, and I loved the way he tasted. I couldn’t get over how good he made my wolf feel.
“I won’t be long,”
I promised him as I turned and entered the room, shutting the door behind me.
I was surprised to see that Raymond wasn’t in the room; I didn’t even see him in the waiting room. I figured he’d be in one place or the other, but he wasn’t. I quickly brushed that thought out of my head as I fixed my attention on Rachel.
She was awake and peering over at me when I entered the room. Her dark straightened hair hung messily around her features and shoulders. It was strange seeing her with no makeup; she was still pretty, but she seemed more ordinary. I noticed that most of her piercings have been removed too.
“Hey…”
I managed to say as I stepped toward her bed. I wasn’t good at this kind of thing, so I wasn’t really sure what else to say.