Filed To Story: Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel
I quickly ducked, making them miss me completely and then I kicked from behind me, kicking one of them in the groin.Another rogue jumped at us; his teeth chomped in my direction as he growled loudly.
I ran at him with as much speed as I could muster and I jumped in the air, doing a flip I landed behind him. I grabbed his head and twisted it, snapping his neck and killing him instantly.
Sarah fought another wolf who was snapping his canines at her. At first, it looked as if he had the upper hand and I was going to run and help her, but then she took the syringe she held and stabbed him in the neck.
The wolf went down instantly, hissing and screaming in pain.
She looked satisfied by this as she nodded for me to continue.
We both ran up the second flight of stairs and burst through the doorway that led into a giant hallway.
My heart was racing. I knew rogues were flooding the bottom floors. By now Jazzy and her friend of darkness knew we were missing and if we went back downstairs to find that doorway outside, they would stop us immediately.
I wasn’t sure I’d be able to fight Jazzy or her friend.
Once we got to the top floor of the building, we looked around for a way out.
“How about the roof?”
Sarah suggests.
I nodded, liking that idea a lot.
We ran down the hallway, unsure of the best way to get to the roof, but we had to take a chance. We burst through a random door and stumbled upon what looked to be an office.
There was a large candle on the desk on the far side of the room and a dark purple rug that sat on the ground. There were a bunch of bookshelves lining the wall and some open books scattered across the desk.
I was startled when Sarah turned on the light and I saw the giant chandelier that hung on the ceiling in the center of the room.
“Is this Jazzy’s office?”
Sarah asked, furrowing her brows together.
“I think it might be,”
I said slowly.
Sarah went over to the window to try and get it open while I looked around the room a little more.
On the desk, I noticed one of the books that was left open with some marker and highlighter markings inside of it.
I furrowed my eyes together as I read the page; my heart weighed heavily in my chest and by the time I had finished reading it, it had sunk deep into my stomach.
Without saying anything, I ripped the page out of the book and shoved it into my pocket.
“We can climb up the side. There’s a ledge that leads to the ladder. It’s not a far climb. From the roof we can figure out how to get down,”
Sarah said breathlessly.
I nodded and ran toward the window just as the footsteps grew louder. They were coming upstairs now.
“They couldn’t have gotten far! Keep looking!!”
Jazzy hissed to what I thought were probably rogues.
“Shit…”
Sarah murmured.
“Come on,”
I said quickly as I rushed toward the window and climbed out.
I was able to use the ledge to get to the ladder and once I was on the ladder, I climbed upward. I looked down only once to see if Sarah was following me. I was glad to see her hanging on for dear life, attempting to keep up with me.
I continued to climb until I was securely on the roof. Then, I turned around and held my hand out for her to grab onto it. I pulled her up and we were both taking in greedy gulps of air as we rested on the roof.
We had a little bit of time before they realized we weren’t in the building anymore.
The cold air was chilling as I stared up into the night sky. The moon was bigger than I had ever seen it; it had a tint of red outlining it and it was beautiful. The stars were also big and bright.
I could hear Jazzy’s voice below us. She was in her office now.
I’m pretty certain we left the window open too.
Sarah was staring wide-eyed over the ledge before staggering backward.
“We left the window open,”
she said hoarsely, confirming my thoughts.
I looked around the rooftop, trying to find a way down and to safety, but then something incredible wafted through the air.
I breathed in deeply, taking in the incredible scent of melted caramel and warm chocolate. It was the most wonderful and familiar scent I had ever smelled. I lifted my nose in the air and took in every detail of the smell. I allowed the warmth it provided me to wrap around my body like a blanket and cocoon me in its protection.
“Enzo,”
I spoke out loud. “I can sense him. He’s on his way here.”
Her eyes widened, but before she could say anything, darkness swirled around the air, startling us both.
They found us.
My vision became blurry as I tried to stare out into the horizon to spot Enzo; I knew he was approaching us, but the dark clouds of darkness were becoming so thick that I couldn’t see through them.
Maybe if I had my wolf and my abilities, I’d be able to.
“We need to get off the roof,”
I told her, running toward the other end of the roof and away from the darkness.
The smoke only got thicker, and a gust of wind nearly took me out.
Sarah was right behind me initially, but by the time I reached the other end of the roof where I found a ladder, I heard her screaming.
I turned to see dark snake-like tendrils wrapping around her waist and lifting her off the ground.
That man who accompanied Jazzy was now on the roof; he seemed to be controlling this darkness that swirled around the air. His eyes were glowing green, and his arms were raised above his head as Sarah was lifted further into the air.
She was screaming and crying at the same time.
My heart squeezed for her.
Where the hell was Alpha Jonathan?
Jazzy soon appeared on the roof, and she looked furious. She had darkness glowing around her and she was breathing deeply through her nose. Her eyes were fixed on me as she stormed toward me.
I turned away and jumped off the side of the building, ignoring her screams. I lifted my arms as I fell, and then grasped the ladder before I neared the ground. My entire body slammed against the side of the building.
Pain shot through me as I struggled to grip the ladder and regain my footing.“Lila!!!”
I heard my name being called from the ground and I knew right away that it was Enzo.
My heart swelled from the sound of his voice. I glanced downward and saw him running toward the building with my mother and, surprisingly, Xander running after him. My mother and Xander were in their wolf forms and soon, so was Enzo.
I knew if I let go, they would catch me.
I released the ladder and allowed my body to fall through the air, closing my eyes and hoping to the Moon Goddess that one of them caught me.
But just as I felt myself nearing the ground, I felt something wrapping around my waist and stopping me from landing.
“Noooo!!!”
I heard Enzo growl through the voice of his wolf.
I opened my eyes and saw a dark tendril lifting me through the air and back toward a waiting and eager Jazzy.
Lila’s POV
“Enzo!!”
I yelled as the dark snake-like tendrils lifted me through the air to be joined by Sarah who was also struggling against the tendrils herself.We were no longer near the roof, but closer to the ground. Jazzy had a bonfire already made in the clearing of the forest and all her supplies were set up for the ritual, including a large cauldron.
Alpha Jonathan was also there, and he was staring worriedly at Sarah. He seemed confused as he was joined by rogues.
“Dad!”
Sarah yelled.