I Kissed My Professor And He Liked It novel Chapter 291

Ella’s POV

“Do you think she could have been possessed?” I asked, worried.

Colton looked at me for a short while before taking another look at the letter. I could see the worry and stress in his eyes, and it took everything I had not to reach out to him and wrap my arms around him.

He opened his mouth to say something, but the arena doors opened making me take a lengthy step away from my mate. When I looked at the doorway, I was relieved to see my father standing there.

I sighed.

“Dad…” I said, running toward him.

He held his arms out for me, and I flew into them. If I couldn’t hug my mate, at least I could hug my father. I felt like I needed a hug after everything that’s been happening. I felt so defeated and confused.

I wasn’t sure who I could trust but I knew one thing for sure, I could always trust my father.

“Hey, Ella Bean,” he said, patting down my dark curls.

“Is there any news?” I asked, peering up at him.

“Headmaster Prescott is updating all the student information as we speak. Once we get accurate reports on all students and their abilities, we will be able to go through them,” he answered. “We might need your help though because you know them better than we do.”

I nodded.

“I’ll do what I can to help,” I told him. “It’s hard to believe that a student at this school is capable of murder.”

“This school is made up of beings with great power,” Colton muttered from behind us. “It doesn’t surprise me at all.”

“We don’t know what happened,” my father said firmly.

He was right; it could have been darkness. But I didn’t want to say those words out loud; if I said them out loud, it would make it real.

The door of the arena opened again, and Alpha Jonathan walked inside.

“I had to follow the stench of Bastien, what are you doing in the arena—?” He began to ask but then his eyes landed on me. “Oh, hello, Ella. What are you doing in the arena?”

“I came looking for my professor,” I told him, glancing at Colton. “I wanted to show him a move I’ve been working on.”

“I’m enforcing another lockdown for this school until we know for certain who the murderer is,” Alpha Jonathan stated. “I’ll be making an announcement in a few minutes. But I came to find Alpha Bastien first.”

My stomach clenched.

Another lockdown?

We’ve already missed so much school from the last lockdown.

“Oh, but first; Ella, did you get my letter?” Alpha Jonathan asked, eyeing me carefully.

My entire body stiffened; Colton still had the letter. I glanced at him briefly and then looked at Jonathan who directed his narrowed eyes at me.

“Letter?” My father asked, raising his brows as he looked between the two of us. “What letter?”

“Yes, I received it, Alpha,” I told him. “I appreciate the invite, but I’m afraid I’ll have to decline.”

His jaw clenched as he looked at me for a moment longer and then he looked at my father.

“I’m having a banquet on Saturday to honor Ella’s victory during the election. Of course, her friends and family are also invited,” Alpha Jonathan explained.

“That’s kind of you,” my father said to him, nodding his head before looking at me. “Why are you declining such an invite? This banquet is to honor you. It’s polite to accept the invitation.”

“Because we don’t trust him,” Val growled from inside me. I knew she was struggling to keep herself under control; I appreciated her attempt though.

I wanted to open my mouth to come up with some kind of excuse, but my father continued.

“What plans do you have for Saturday?” He asked, folding his arms across his chest.

I sighed.

“I guess I don’t have any plans,” I admitted; I couldn’t lie to my father.

He’d be able to see right through me.

“Then it’s settled; we’ll be happy to attend the banquet, Alpha Jonathan. Thank you for the invitation,” he said, giving Jonathan another nod.

“I’ll alert the chefs,” Alpha Jonathan said, giving me a sly smile before glancing at Colton.

For a moment, I thought he was going to invite Colton to the banquet as well. I was praying to the moon goddess that he would. The silence felt so loud; I could practically hear my heart beating inside my chest.

But to my dismay, he turned his back to Colton to address my father.

“May we have a word, Alpha?”

“Yes, of course,” my father said just before glancing at me. “We will call for you when we need you. You should head back to your dorm for right now.”

I nodded, feeling uneasy in the pit of my stomach.

Colton stared at the closed door for a long while before turning to face me.

“I don’t want you going there without protection,” he said firmly.

“My father will be there,” I told him, hardly recognizing my own voice.

I didn’t want to go there without Colton, and I knew he was feeling the same way. Colton stepped closer to me and placed his hands on my shoulders. I lifted my gaze to meet his.

“That’s not good enough,” he said in a low tone. “Obviously I can’t go if I’m not invited. It would make him suspicious. But that doesn’t mean I can’t have one of my men go with you. We can say that because Bastien has been spending a lot of time at my pack, it would be easier for him to take one of my warriors instead of his own.”

“Okay,” I said, trying to keep the tears from forming in my eyes. “Who should accompany me?”

“I was thinking of maybe Ethan. He’s my second in command and he could benefit your father. Plus, he’s skilled in combat as well and I trust him with my life” Colton said.