My Professor Is My Alpha Mate (Lila) novel Chapter 181

Lila’s POV

I’m not sure at what point she woke up, but Enzo’s mom stared between the two of us through her swollen eyes.

“Mom?” Enzo said, his eyes wide and alarmed. “You’ve been awake this whole time?”

“Yes,” she said weakly. “I didn’t want to interrupt.”

“I’m so sorry I wasn’t here,” he whispered, lowering his head in shame.

It broke my heart to see him like this; I knew at that moment how much he truly loved his mother. I never really took him for a family man, but this proved me wrong in all the best ways. I wanted to wrap my arms around him and hold him close to me, but I knew now was not the time for that.

“Don’t blame yourself,” she whispered, tears welling in her eyes which I could see were now brown. “It was my fault for leaving without protection. I should have been more careful.”

“If I was—”

“It wasn’t your fault,” she said again, meeting his eyes. “I love you so much, Enzo. Protecting you while you grew up to be this strong Alpha was my job. I’m proud of the work I’ve done to raise you. Watching you thrive is repayment enough. You don’t need to keep me protected because you owe it to me.”

“I’m doing it because I love you, Mom,” Enzo said, furrowing his brows together.

At this point, I felt a little weird still being in the room. I knew I probably should give them some privacy.

“I’m sorry to interrupt, but I was thinking about going to the cafeteria to grab some food. Would either of you like anything?” I asked, staring between the two of them.

Enzo looked up at me and I saw his eyes were misty.

“I’m sorry, I’m being rude,” he said, standing up beside me. He wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him. “Mom…” he said, turning towards his mother who had a hint of a smile on her lips. “This is my mate… Lila.”

She breathed out like she was holding in a breath, and she stared at me silently for a moment.

“Lila, this is my mother… Diana,” Enzo continued.

Diana; what a beautiful name.

“Oh, Lila. It’s so nice to finally meet you,” Diana breathed. “You are quite beautiful, and I have faith that you will take great care of my son and his pack.”

Her words were endearing, but they caused a tight knot to form in the pit of my stomach.

And his pack.

I was going to be a Luna. I knew this fact already once Enzo marked me, but now reality was setting in. Once I graduated from college, I was going to be the Luna of the Calypso pack. Being a Luna was never anything I thought was going to happen to me in the future. I never saw myself as one.

My mother is a Luna and she set the bar so high that nobody could measure up to her. My mouth was suddenly dry, and I was feeling all sorts of nervous.

“It’s nice to meet you too,” I said to her, forcing a smile at her. “Enzo has told me a lot about you.”

That was a lie, Enzo doesn’t talk about his mother. Before I got to know him and spoke to Dee, I thought he didn’t have a good relationship with his mother. I didn’t understand why she chose to live as a rogue instead of living in Enzo’s pack where she belonged. But now I understood perfectly that it was because she was terrified.

This was the reason she’s stayed away for all those years and my stomach ached knowing that someone did this to her.

“I don’t think I can stomach any food, right now,” Diana finally answered my question.

I looked up at Enzo who kissed the top of my forehead gently, making my heart do a flip.

“I’m okay too,” he said softly, against me.

I felt my face redden when I became well aware that his mom was still in the room, so I took a step back.

“Okay, then I’ll be back,” I told them both politely.

On that note, I turned on my heel and left the room.