Chapter 93 – Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel

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I focused my attention on the ground around them, allowing the moonlight to intensify and darken the shadows before I watched them emerge from the ground.

Enzo watched in amazement as the shadows grew and strengthened before his eyes. I knew he wasn’t afraid of them; he knew this was my doing.

Cyrus on the other hand, looked terrified.

I hadn’t actually used my shadows to fight real wolves before, but I was going to try to use them as a distraction so my father and Enzo could sneak away and get into the chapel.

It seemed to be working because the fighting had paused altogether, and I saw the pure terror on the rogue’s faces as they were submerged in the shifting shadows.

I lost sight of them for a moment as Enzo glanced at my father and they both gave each other knowing looks before running through the front doors.

I could no longer see what the shadows were doing, but I knew they were still around. I wasn’t sure if could still control them though. I tried my hardest to keep them moving and use them as a distraction, despite my view of being inside the chapel.

Enzo and my father were running through dark corridors. I thought about telling them where I was, but I needed them to get to Brody first.

They busted through a wooden door that I recognized; it was the door that led to the dungeon area.

They ran through the cells, and I could feel Enzo’s high emotions and worry begin sinking in his stomach. He thought the rancid smell of blood was mine… but was Brody’s.

My heart weighed heavily in my chest as they finally reached the cell that Brody was in.

He was lying on the ground in a puddle of his own blood.

I felt my heart drop in my stomach, but it only lasted a moment because soon, I let the blow of a fist against my face, bringing me back to my current situation.

“What the hell do you think you are doing?!” The guard who was once standing against the wall, asked with fury in his eyes.

“Sleeping…” I muttered, trying to ignore the pain in my face but it was going away quickly.

“You were doing something weird with your hands,” he said, narrowing his eyes at me.

“My wrists hurt from the straps,” I complained. “I was trying to stretch them.”

He stared at me for a moment longer before curling his lip up in disgust.

“No funny business,” he muttered, turning away from me.

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Enzo’s POV

“Who is that?” Bastien asked, staring down at Brody with dismay in his eyes.

“Brody…” I answered. “A student at the academy and Layla’s… friend…” I tried not to sound too bitter when I said the word “friend.”

Bastien glanced at me with understanding in his eyes as he shifted into his human form.

“I’ll get this cage open and try to get him out of here. Go find Layla.”

I didn’t waste any more time; I leaped in the direction of Layla’s strong scent. Racing through another corridor until I reached a large set of doors.

I barged through the door of what looked like an infinity. This was where they performed gruesome procedures back in the day. The main reason this chapel got closed down.

I saw Layla lying on a hospital bed in the center of the room strapped so she couldn’t move. There was only one guard in the room, and he jumped to his feet, alert, as I entered.

I saw the pure relief on Layla’s face when she saw me, and I knew it took everything she had not to smile.

Another man came into the room where a long white trench coat like he was some kind of doctor. I growled in disgust at them.

The doctor didn’t look like much of a fighter, and he took a step back with fear clear in his eyes. The guard though lunged at me quickly and managed to dodge his attack and counterattack at the same time.

He went flying against the wall, slamming into the wooden frame of the door. Shadows began to emerge from the ground and walls I knew were Layla’s doing. Both the doctor and the guard trembled in fear. They didn’t want to stick around to see what more these shadows could do.

Not before long, they were both running from the infirmary, both shifting into their wolf forms and sprinting through the dark corridor and toward the stairs.

I stood breathlessly, watching them disappear just as the shadows dispersed.

I glanced over at Layla who just stared at me, seemingly dazed, for a brief moment. Then her eyes rolled into the back of her head, and she went completely still.

Layla’s POV

I woke up groggily in a different bed than when I passed out in. I felt a stinging in my head, but it wasn’t anything I couldn’t manage.

I groaned miserably for a moment as I reached for my head and felt a tight bandage wrapped around it.

“Don’t move too much, Layla Bean,” I heard the familiar and comforting voice of my mother from beside me. “You’ve gone through the wringer and your wolf isn’t fully healed yet.”

I opened my eyes, wincing at the bright lighting of the room until my eyes adjusted and I was able to see that I was in a hospital. My mother stood at my bedside with worry clear in her eyes, but she also looked relieved to see that I was awake.

“Welcome back, sweetie,” she breathed, leaning down and kissing the top of my head.

“Mom?” I whispered hoarsely. “Where’s Brody?”

“He’s going to be okay. He sustained way worse injuries. But the doctors say he will make a full recovery soon enough.”

I felt an overwhelming sense of relief to hear that.

“Can I see him?”

She frowned and shook her head.

“You need to focus on your own recovery,” she told me.

“I’m a Volana. I’ll recover quickly.”

“But they gave you starlight; so, your recovery is being delayed a little. Once you are fully healed, you’ll be able to see him.”

I sighed and lay my head on my pillow. There was no use arguing with her and plus she was right; I wasn’t confident that I’d be able to get out of bed without falling over.

She gave me a soft smile and sat on my bedside.

“Alpha Enzo fought very hard to get you out of there. You’re lucky you mindlinked him before they took you.”

I felt my face warming and I knew it was as red as a cherry. I had no excuses to give her that moment, but she just chuckled and shook her head, staring down at her hands.

“Things have a funny way of working out, you know,” she said to me softly. “Take it from me when I say, timing is everything.”

I wasn’t sure what she meant, but somehow her words made me feel a little better.

“Where is Alpha Enzo now?” I asked, peering up at her.

“I think he went back to his pack this morning. You’ve been here since yesterday and he had some stuff he needed to take care of,” she told me.

I felt a stab of disappointment that he had left me here, but I tried not to show that on my face.

“Layla!” I heard the familiar coo of Bri as she ran into the hospital room with Rachel trailing in behind her.

Rachel had tears in her eyes and her bottom lip was quivering like she wanted to burst into tears.

“Oh, my goddess…” Rachel breathed as she came around the other side of my bed.

My mother gave them both kind smiles before standing to her feet.

“I’ll give you girls some space,” she said as she left the room.

Brianna wrapped her arms around me tightly and I couldn’t help but wince in pain.

“Sorry!” Bri said, feeling my wince as she released me. “I was just so worried about you. We all were! How are you feeling?”

“Lile I’ve been kidnapped and beaten,” I told her with a light chuckle. “But nothing I can’t recover from.”

“This is all my fault…” Rachel breathed, tears streaming down her face.

“Rachel—”

“If I hadn’t had insisted, we go get treats at the store…” she said, interrupting me. “This wouldn’t have happened. I’m so sorry, Layla…”

“It’s not your fault,” I said to her, reaching out to grab her hand. “We couldn’t have predicted this would happen.”

“It was so late though. I should have known it wouldn’t be safe and—”

“I agreed to go,” I said, interrupting her. “This isn’t on you. Don’t beat yourself up over this. I’m okay… honestly.”

“What was Brody even doing with you?” Rachel asked, shaking her head with confusion clear on her face. “Why was he in Elysium?”

“He was walking by and saw the commotion. He came to help me but got captured as well,” I said, grimacing at the memory. “His grandmother lives here, and he was visiting her for the weekend. I don’t think he knew I was here, but maybe he did…” I said with a shrug.

“He could have been killed,” Brianna said with a frown. “I saw a glimpse of him earlier… he looks very beaten.”

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