Chapter 78 – Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel

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“Thank you so much,” I said before leaving.

The next stop was the coffee shop, which wasn’t too far from the coffee shop.

I got Cassidy-Ann and her expresso and then I grabbed a small coffee for myself as well.

Once I returned, Cassidy thanked me as I sat her expresso on her desk.

“You are doing a very nice job, Layla. I’m so glad you are here,” she breathed as she took a sip of her coffee.

“I really appreciate the opportunity,” I said in return. “I’m hoping that one day I could open my own studio and paint the world as I see it through my eyes.”

“I hope that for you as well,” Cassidy-Ann said with a kind smile.

I went back to my desk and continued to do my initial task. Which was invoicing for the last batch of paintings that Cassidy had sent.

Once again, I could hear the gossiping of the painters from across the studio and I couldn’t help but wonder if they had anything better to do than sit there and gossip.

It was strange that they were asking me about my father. Of course, everybody knew Alpha Bastien and not many knew I was his daughter. I wondered how they even found this information out and why it mattered.

“I’m getting a strange feeling,” Val said with unease.

I could feel her anxieties and it was making me feel unwell. I was also getting a bad feeling. Like something was about to happen that neither of us was going to like.

I reached into my desk drawer and pulled out my phone.

I had a couple of missed texts from Brianna, just wishing me luck in my new job. Same with my mother.

I also had a missed call from Rachel, and I grew nervous wondering what could possibly be wrong. I wanted to call her back, but I didn’t want to get in trouble on my first day of work. I shoved my phone back into my desk drawer and took a deep breath.

Maybe that’s all it was. A feeling. That didn’t mean anything bad was going to happen.

But then again, I couldn’t help but think about Enzo. I wondered what he was doing at that moment and who he was with. He spent a lot of his time with Connie, and I felt uneasy thinking about it.

I shook the thought of my head; I couldn’t let him distract me.

Not again.

Just as I brushed the thought out of my mind, a couple of those gossiping artists appeared. The same ones that were asking about my father. They were giggling with one another as they stood in front of my desk.

“Can I help you?” I asked, raising my brows.

“We were wondering… because you are Bastien’s daughter, and you are a student at the academy… do you happen to know Alpha Enzo?” One of them asked.

I stared between the two curious girls and then I was starting to realize why I was getting a bad feeling.

“I do,” I answered, nodding my head once.

They both giggled again.

“He’s so hot,” the other cooed. “I don’t know how you can stand being in the same room with him without ripping his clothing off.”

“He’s my professor,” I said quickly, feeling my face warming. “Why do you ask anyways?”

They looked at one another and then looked at me.

“Would you maybe be able to introduce us to him? We want to see if he’d pick one of us for his chosen mate!”

Layla’s POV

“Absolutely not!!!” Val growled with fury boiling through her. I had to clutch the desk to keep her tame and not lose control. “We will not be introducing these whores to our mate!!”

“Maybe he would finally reject us if we did though,” I said, trying to reason with her.

Yes, it was painful to think about, but this might be a blessing in disguise. Perhaps this was the push Enzo needed to finally reject us and let us live our lives without the burden of being his mate.

My stomach was in a complete knot as I stared around at the eager faces that stared back at me. They were waiting for an answer and Val wasn’t letting me say anything to them.

“We know he’s unmated because he hasn’t found his mate yet. We heard through a grapevine that he’s on the market for a chosen mate,” one of the chuckled.

“Yeah, that famous singer Bethany is staying with him, trying to get him to choose her. She has a better chance than anybody, but we would also like a shot.”

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. They were all treating him like he was some kind of accessory.

“So, what do you say? Will you introduce us?”

I opened my mouth to speak, but then Cassidy-Ann’s office door swung open, and she walked out.

“We are having an art show on Saturday. I need all of you there to help with the event. Especially you, Layla. I need you there early.”

I was glad to have the distraction and way out of this conversation.

“Absolutely,” I assured her. “I’ll be there.

I glanced at the other girls who nodded as well before turning back to me with pleading eyes. It didn’t look like I was getting out of his conversation anytime soon.

“I’ll invite him to the art show,” I said with a shrug, much to Val’s dismay. “And then I’ll introduce you.”

They both clapped happily with excitement.

“Thank you so much!” They both said at the same time.

I didn’t want Enzo as my mate… so why was I feeling so badly about this?

I swallowed the large lump that had formed in my throat and continued to work. Now I just needed to see if Enzo wanted to come to an art show. My only hope was that he would say no.

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Enzo’s POV

Everybody was working hard in class this morning, especially Layla who seemed like she was throwing punches at me to throw off some steam.

I agreed to be her partner for the remainder of the school year, and she was certainly putting the use of my strength and using her full strength to the best of her abilities.

She had beads of sweat dripping down the nape of her neck as she threw punches and kicks in my direction.

Layla was incredibly strong and talented, and I couldn’t help but feel some sort of way about her because of that. But I brushed those feelings off and shoved them into the pit of my stomach. I wasn’t going to let this girl weaken me, regardless of who it was.

“Any word on Rachel?” I found myself asking; I’m not sure why I cared, but I haven’t been to the hospital in the last few days, and I was a little worried.

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