Chapter 54 – Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel

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My mate and my music idol.

“I have heard that you were in a relationship already, but she isn’t your Luna,” Bethany continued.

Enzo’s eyes flickered to me almost instantly and I felt my face warming; I had to look away.

“Which means, I still have a chance to get with you. As you see, I’m the incredibly talented and beautiful Bethany Rochelle and I deserve the best. I believe that you are the best. We could make an incredible team together. You as my Alpha and me as your Luna.”

She took another step closer to him, swaying her hips as she walked. She placed a perfectly manicured hand on his bicep and her eyes lit up with delight.

“You are quite the man I must say, Alpha Enzo. I can see I have made the right decision by coming here.”

“I’m afraid you are mistaken,” Enzo said, narrowing his eyes at her. “I’m not on the market for a she-wolf. I’m sorry you came all this way.”

He started to turn around and walk away, but she stopped him instantly.

“I know what a man like you wants,” she said quickly, stopping him in his tracks.

“And what’s that?”

“You want to get to the top,” she answered. “You want to prove that you aren’t the same man your father was. That you aren’t cruel. You want a better world and be rid of the evil that still lurks in the world. The evil your father had planted before he died.”

When he didn’t say anything, she smirked.

“I’ve done my research, Alpha Enzo,” she explained. “And if you had done yours, you would know that I have a strong following and I influence the world with my music. I influence men like your father’s followers, and I can make any man fall to their knees.”

I wasn’t doubting that, but I wasn’t liking where this was going. I wanted to leave and let them talk without me there, but my legs were frozen and wouldn’t let me move.

“Why does that matter to me?” Enzo asked, eyeing her carefully.

A smile played on her lips.

“Because I can make them do as I please. I can get to them in a way you would never be able to. You want to rid the world of men like that… I can help you do just that.”

She stepped closer to him, this time her breast was nearly sitting on his arm, and he remained unmoved. I pressed my lips firmly together, trying to contain the aggravation of my wolf.

“We could make an incredible team, Alpha Enzo…” she breathed, lowering her tone in a seductive manner. “If you’d let me that is…”

This time, I couldn’t contain myself. I opened my mouth to say something; I wanted to tell her off. I wanted to tell her she can’t just barge in here and say stuff like this to him without any warning and it wasn’t fair to put him on the spot.

I needed to say this without sounding like a jealous girlfriend.

But just as I opened my mouth, Enzo snapped me a dark look.

“Layla, will you excuse us?” He asked, nearly staring into my soul.

I stared back at him in shock.

“What?” I asked; the word caught my throat.

“I think it’s best if Bethany and I have this conversation by ourselves. Please, excuse us.”

He remained unmoved, and she glanced at me with that seductive smile still on her lips. Then, she winked.

“Yes, Layla,” she said my name with a sneer. “Leave me and my future husband alone for a while.”

Enzo’s POV

There was a painful expression on Layla’s face.

She looked between Bethany and me, trying to figure out whether I was serious. I knew there was a part of her that wanted to leave. If she stayed any longer it would only hurt her that much worse, and my wolf wasn’t able to handle feeling her pain.

“Okay,” she finally said in a soft tone.

Bethany rose her brows at Layla as if silently asking her to leave; this irked me.

Layla turned and left us to be alone.

“I knew you would see things from my view,” Bethany said, batting her long lashes at me. “We are going to make an incredible team. Now, let’s discuss marriage.”

“We won’t be discussing anything of the sort,” I said, turning my eyes in her direction.

She frowned, seemingly stunned.

“Excuse me?” She asked, raising her brows once again.

“You can’t just come to my workplace and talk about this nonsense in front of my students. It was incredibly unprofessional, and my personal business is not to be displayed as it was.”

“I apologize for being so careless and erupt but—”

“As for your idea of becoming a team, I don’t work with anyone. I got to where I am today because of my dedication and my willingness to put in 100 percent of the work. Not because I used someone else to get ahead.”

“That isn’t what I meant…”

“I know your intentions and I’ve already told your father I’m not interested.”

“I thought if I came to see you myself that—”

“That I would instantly fall for you? If you had really done your research, you would know that I am not that easy. I prefer to work alone and be alone. I don’t have time for women and mates.  Anybody who truly knows me would know that. I’m sorry you came all this way only to be disappointed. However, I’m going to ask you to leave this academy and don’t return here like this again.”

I turned my back to her and went to the combat equipment that I left across the arena. She stood in place, staring at my back with her mouth hanging open. I knew she was stunned, and I had nothing more to say to her.

She eventually left without another word.

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Third Person POV

That didn’t go as planned at all. There was something seriously off with this situation. Not to mention there was something off with that girl who brought Bethany to see Enzo.

Layla was her name.

When Enzo asked her to leave, it was like she had seen a ghost. She was making Bethany feel rather uncomfortable.

Enzo had looked at Bethany like she was nothing but gutter trash; Bethany was anything but gutter trash. She had never been looked at in such a heinous way before and she wasn’t sure how to react to it.

She clenched her fists in a fit of rage; it was taking everything she had not to punch something as she stalked out of the building.

She paused when she saw that odd girl, Layla, standing nearby, leaning against the wall with her head hanging low.

“Oh, my goddess!!” A cheerful girl said from a short distance. She was with a couple of other girls who were staring at Bethany with wide eyes and gaping mouths. In the mix of all the excitement, Bethany forgot to put her disguise back on before leaving the building. “You’re Bethany Rochelle!!”

“The one and only,” Bethany said coolly, flashing them her award-winning smile.

The girls rushed over to her.

“Can we get your autograph?!” They all asked at once.

They scrambled through their bags to find notebooks and pens.

“I suppose so,” Bethany said, sounding a little bored, but that was her natural attitude when it came to her fans.

Don’t get her wrong, she adored her fans. Without fans, she wouldn’t be where she was. However, she didn’t want them to know how much she adored them. So, she played it off as they bored her. It was what kept her so cool and collected; her fans usually looked up to her attitude and aspired to be that calm during their daily lives.

Layla had noticed Bethany at that point, and they locked eyes for a moment.

Bethany wondered what this girl was thinking and why she looked so down.

She wondered if it had anything to do with the handsome Enzo.

The thought caused a flicker of a smile to tug at Bethany’s perfectly formed lips before she pulled her gaze away from Layla and addressed her fans.

They were shoving books and pens in her face; Bethany signed each book and added a little heart to her signature and kissed each one with her ruby-red lip gloss.

The girls all cooed and screamed.

Bethany’s bodyguard was by her side quickly, forcing the girls away from her so Bethany could make her way back to her car.

But not before she turned back in the direction of Layla and noticed that she was gone.

How interesting.

…

Upon returning home, her father was sitting in his office and getting some work done. Bethany barged in like she was the one in charge.

Her father glanced up from his computer with a frown.

“Beth darling, I’m glad you’re home but must you barge in like that? What if I had a conference?” He asked, sounding annoyed by his daughter.

“I would hope that you would pause the conference for your daughter,” she said, sitting down in one of the chairs in front of his desk.

She crossed her leg over the other and folded her arms across her busty chest.

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