My Professor Is My Alpha Mate (Lila) novel Chapter 142

Enzo’s POV

“What the hell is wrong with you!?” Max growled as soon as we left the living room. “How could you say that to her! Go back there and fix it, you asshole!!!!”

He was furious; he had never been this furious with me before.

The look on Lila’s face I would never be able to get out of my head. I don’t know what came over me and why I chose to drive a knife into her like that. But remembering her talking to her friend on the phone about how this was only sex.

I thought that’s what she wanted anyways.

“Of course, that’s not what she wanted, jerk. She’s never going to forgive us. You should have seen how hurt her wolf was. Our mate is hurt and it’s your fault entirely. You need to fix this, Enzo.”

I knew he was right; I couldn’t just leave it like this.

I opened my room door to see if I could speak with Lila, but she wasn’t there.

Maybe this was for the best.

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Lila’s POV

I couldn’t let this get to me.

I lay in bed with my knees pressed against my chest and tears ran down my face. This was almost as painful as being rejected.

Why did he insist on torturing me so much?

“Maybe it’s a misunderstanding?” Val whispered; her tone was strained, and I could hear the pain she was feeling. It hurt me even more. I hated that my wolf was feeling like this.

She truly tried to see the good in our mate, but she was being proved wrong constantly and it was taking a toll on her.

“He was very clear about how he felt, Val,” I said as more tears rolled down my face. “I don’t know what more to do…”

She was silent and I couldn’t blame her for not wanting to say anything more.

My phone buzzed and I saw that it was a notification of another sale via Cassidy-Ann’s website that I needed to invoice right away. This brought my mind back to reality because I was here to do a job.

Even if the opportunity with the Monstro Academy fell through and my mate was being a complete jerk, I was still here for Cassidy-Ann and I couldn’t let her down. I couldn’t get my feelings in my way.

As painful and difficult as it was going to be, I had to brush the thought of Enzo and everything else out of my mind and focus on my job.

It was still fairly early in the morning, but Cassidy-Ann would be expecting me at the office soon, so I needed to get dressed for the day.

I wasted no more time or thought and grabbed my clothes for the day and went straight to my bathroom to shower.

I wondered if Enzo was planning on coming with me to work today. I didn’t bother asking him; he wasn’t in the living room when I left my room, and I wasn’t going to wait around for him. I decided to just call for a cab to take me to work this morning.

“Don’t forget,” Cassidy-Ann said an hour after I arrived. “I’m having the banquet at the art gallery tonight. I’ll need you there, obviously.”

I had completely forgotten about the banquet and when I didn’t say anything, I heard Cassidy-Ann sighing.

“At least tell me you have something to wear for tonight,” she said, and I knew she was shaking her head without even looking at her.

There was that very formal dress that Brianna and Becca picked out that I didn’t think I’d be able to wear on this trip.

“Yes,” I told her. “I have a dress to wear.”

“And what about Alpha Enzo? Will he be joining us this evening?”

I remember Cassidy-Ann making a pass at Enzo and just now the way she asked about him gave me an unsettled feeling. Especially after my talk with Enzo this morning.

“I’m not sure,” I told her honestly. “I haven’t asked.”

“I could always give him a call,” she said, a fond smile on her lips.

“He might be busy with Alpha stuff,” I said quickly. “I think he said he has a meeting or something.”

“Who has a meeting?”