My Professor Is My Alpha Mate (Lila) novel Chapter 157

Enzo’s POV

Despite all the shit that’s happened between Connie and me over the course of these months, I was glad she finally found her mate and it seemed she was willing to give him a real chance.

Lila seemed pleased too.

We made our way back towards the restaurant knowing that was where the carriage ride was going to start. When we arrived, I saw a stubby man standing near a pure white stallion with large brown eyes.

Attached to the horse was the white carriage with golden framing around the doors and matching seats with golden and white cushions.

This particular carriage ride around Monstro was called the royalty ride. I thought this would have been something Connie would enjoy, but it seems I had misjudged her.

Lila looked up at the large and gorgeous horse with wide eyes. She was in awe of the creature and the smile that tugged at her perfectly plump lips caused my heart to quicken its pace.

“May I pet it?” Lila asked the stubby man who gave her the nod of approval.

I watched as Lila, a bit too short to reach the horse's head, stood on her toes and reached her arm up to the horse's nose. She ran her slender fingers down the bridge of the nose and that smile only grew.

The way the sun was setting made Lila’s features glow and sparkle; I stifled a smile of my own.

The horse snorted and closed its eyes, allowing Lila to pet it.

“We should get going before the sun actually sets,” the man said, moving around the carriage to open the doors. “My name is William and I’m the coachman for the evening. We will start with the beach views of Monstro and then gradually make our way into the city. There will be a firework show there once the sun is completely set. Then, I’ll be taking you to the theatre for the showing tonight.”

“That sounds wonderful; thank you,” Lila said to him, her eyes beaming as she slid into the carriage and sat in one of the seats.

I pulled out a $50 bill and handed it to the coachman, William, as a tip. He thanked me as I slid into the carriage and made myself comfortable next to Lila.

“There is champagne in the cooler and some snacks; feel free to help yourself,” William added.

I looked down and saw the wine glasses that were hooked to the lower wall and beside them was a cooler. I opened the cooler and pulled out the bottle of champagne.

“Would you like some?” I asked Lila.

She answered my question by grabbing the wine glasses and holding them toward me to fill them. I met her response with a smile as I filled the glasses.

“This is beautiful,” Lila said, staring around at the carriage. “I’m sure they would have loved it if given the chance.”

“They are happy doing their own thing,” I shrugged while taking a sip of the champagne. “We shouldn’t push it.”

“I know you are right,” she breathed leaning back in her seat. “I feel rotten that I let myself get so consumed by this that I didn’t even bother asking what she wanted. Or what he wanted.”

I glanced over at her and saw that she was gazing out the window, watching as we went by palm trees. The sky was now orange and made everything else around us look orange as well.

I made a promise to myself that my relationship with Lila would be nothing more than platonic. This wasn’t something we could keep doing considering I was her professor. Though, I’m not sure for how much longer.

My father’s men were beginning to snoop around our pack even more now that I’m not there to protect it. Ethan and the Gammas have worked hard on protecting the pack and keeping things safe, but they feared that these now rogue wolves were going to do something stupid.

“They can smell that an active Volana has been in the pack,” Ethan had told me one evening.