I Kissed My Professor And He Liked It novel Chapter 311

Colton’s POV

Something was wrong.

I knew it before Ethan called me. I could feel it through our mate bond, regardless of how far she was. I knew something had happened. My wolf has been on edge for hours, saying we needed to get to Alpha Jonathan’s packhouse to be with our mate. He didn’t like her being that far away from us.

He had to deal with it when we remained in our pack while Ella went to school, and he didn’t like it then either. But now it was different; now she was going to an Alpha’s pack that Max despised. Not that I could blame him. Alpha Jonathan always gave me a shady vibe. He was a businessman, which meant he cared more about his business and making a quick buck than he did anything else.

I felt a shudder in my chest, and I clutched it as I staggered backward.

“Alpha?” One of my warriors asked, narrowing his eyes at me.

We were on training grounds; I had just gotten out of the gym and now I was scoring with some of my men as part of their training, along with some training of my own. As Alpha, I always have to be prepared for an attack. But an inward attack was not something I was prepared for.

My warrior rushed to my side and grabbed my arm to steady me, but I jerked him off.

“What is it, Alpha? Should I get the doctor?”

“No,” I said between my teeth.

It wasn’t something a doctor could help me with. It was the bond.

“Our mate,” Max grumbled. “Something is wrong.”

I knew he was right and before I could say anything more, another voice sounded from the patio.

“Alpha! You have a phone call in the parlor!”

I patted my pants, frowning. Parlor calls were for emergencies; most usually just called my cellphone. But when I patted my pants and felt no phone, a growl escaped from my throat.

I turned and ran as fast as my human legs could allow. I ran through the patio doors and into the parlor. The phone sat on the desk on the far side of the room, past the couches, the bookshelves, the fireplace, the coffee station, and the mini kitchen.

A lot of my pack members enjoyed this room, including the children. I recently set up a play area on the far side of the room where the pups can roam and play freely without worry. Annabelle, Jake’s mate, I had put in charge of the parlor; so, it also doubled as her office.

I grabbed the phone and pressed the blinking button.

“Yes?”

“It’s Ethan,” Ehtan said breathlessly. “You need to get to Alpha Jonathan’s packhouse right now.”

“What happened?” I asked, my feeling as if it weighed a thousand pounds. “Is it Ella?”

“Yes,” Ethan said without hesitation. “She’s missing.”

I didn’t waste any more time. I slammed the phone down and ran as fast as I could until I reached outside. In mid-air, I shifted into my wolf form and allowed Max to take full control. He could run faster than I ever could. He had one mission and one mission only; get to our mate.

He buzzed through the forest with lightning speed. Looking around, everything was a blur as we ran. Animals couldn’t even jump out of the way fast enough, but Max paid them no attention. He wasn’t hunting; he was too preoccupied.

Our mate was in danger; we weren’t there when we should have been.

If anything happened to her, neither of us would forgive ourselves.

It took us about 15 minutes to get to the packhouse. Ethan, being the best Beta, a wolf could have, was already waiting outside with an extra change of clothing. I didn’t have to tell him I was running here in my wolf form and to be prepared. He just knew.

I shifted back into my human form and grabbed the pair of jeans and shirt that Ethan snatched from Alpha Jonathan. My wolf gave a fit about having to wear that man’s clothing, but that wasn’t important. Not right now.“Tell me what happened,” I ordered as I walked past him and toward the front door of the packhouse.

I couldn’t smell Ella nearby, which was irritating to both me and my wolf. But her scent lingered, it was stale.

“She went upstairs to check on her friend…” Ethan began to explain.

“What friend?” I asked, interrupting him.

I needed to know the ENTIRE story.

“I think her name is Rachel…”

“Rachel is supposed to be in the hospital,” I barked.

“I think her father released her for the banquet,” Ethan explained. “She wasn’t feeling well, so she excused herself and went upstairs to one of the guest rooms to lie down. Ella went upstairs after dinner to check on her.”

“And then she went missing?”

“Well, we heard screams from downstairs…”

“Screams? Ella’s?”

“No…” Ethan said, shaking his head. I glanced at his face and saw that it had gone pale.

“Then who’s?” I asked through my teeth, feeling impatient.

“Raymonds… Rachel’s father,” he answered grimly.

What? None of it made any sense. What the hell was my Beta talking about? Before I could open my mouth to ask, he continued.

“Raymond was screaming in agony, so we went upstairs to see what was going on and we saw Rachel kneeling over him and covered in his blood,” Ethan said, shuddering.

I froze as we reached the front room of the packhouse. As soon as I was inside the house, I smelled the metallic scent of blood. It made the packhouse reek. I turned to Ethan, trying to keep control of my wolf. But it was growing more difficult with each passing moment.

“And then what?” I asked with a clenched jaw.

“She said she didn’t mean to do it…” Ethan said, his face falling. “But she was covered in his blood. We think Rachel was the one who killed all those people at the school….”