My Professor Is My Alpha Mate (Lila) novel Chapter 209

Lila’s POV

I looked at Enzo with a worried look, but he didn’t appear as worried.

“How much do you know about the new professor at Lila’s school? The one who took over for me?” Enzo asked in return.

My father’s frown deepened.

“The school board did the hiring of this one,” he answered. “I don’t know much. Professor Xander, right?”

Enzo nodded.

“I don’t trust him,” Enzo confessed to my father. “He’s harder on Lila than the other students and I believe it’s because she’s a Volana. He gave Lila a protein shake that makes her feel unwell.”

My father’s eyes widened as he looked at me.

“Unwell how?”

I took a deep breath to steady my rapid heartbeat before answering. I knew the look on my father’s face well and whatever I said next wasn’t going to sit well with him.

“When I drink it, it hurts my throat and mouth,” I told him. “It also makes me feel a bit weak. My wolf doesn’t like it either.”

My father narrowed his eyes and then looked back at Enzo.

“Wolfsbane?”

“We are thinking so,” Enzo confirmed. “I have my researcher testing it as we speak. The problem is it’s laced with magic and only a witch can undo it.”

My father leaned back in his seat as he listened to Enzo’s words.

“Who is this witch that you are using? Do you trust them?” My father asked, eyeing Enzo carefully.

Enzo nodded.

“Yes. She’s been keeping my mother’s village safe for many years. The other issue is that she’s hunted by others because she’s friendly with Volana wolves. They think she might know information about them and they find her useful. So, she’s been in hiding for years. I have some warriors escorting her to my pack.”

“I see…” my father said, thoughtfully. “Is it wise to have her travel to your pack? Why not have the researcher go to her?”

“She has the barrier enchanted to only allow Volana’s entrance. For anyone else, she would have to remove the barrier and that’s not a risk either of us want to take.”

My father nodded, understanding.

“Is she there now?”

“She should be arriving around now, yes,” Enzo answered. “They will call me as soon as the results are in.”

“Keep me updated,” my father ordered. “I have a couple of warriors on their way to the rogue territory just outside our mother’s village to make sure that barrier stays in place while she’s gone. They are trained to protect Volana’s so they will be in good hands.”

“I really appreciate that,” Enzo said.

“I’ll send out a memo to the committee as well,” my father said as he neared the living room door. He paused and looked back at me. “With Paul and his warrior or rogues still out there, I’m not taking chances. We need eyes everywhere.”

My father then left the room, leaving us alone in silence.

“Do you think Paul and Professor Xander could be working together?” I asked, staring up at Enzo.

“It’s hard to tell. We won’t know until we figure out what he did to that shake mix and why,” Enzo answered. He glanced down at me, giving me a small smile. “Don’t worry too much about it until you have to. I’m not going to let anything happen to you and neither will your father.”

I knew this, but I was still worried.

I leaned against him, burying my face in the side of his body and allowing his warmth to comfort and soothe me. He wrapped his arms around me, holding me tightly.

“If Paul is behind this, our warriors are stronger than his. Not only do I have my gammas, but your father’s as well. He’s going to alert the Alpha Committee members too, so we will have them as well. We are undefeatable.”

I still couldn’t shake that nasty feeling in the pit of my stomach, but I trusted Enzo and I trusted my father.

I looked up at him, giving him a small smile.

“Okay…” I whispered.

He leaned down and brushed his lips delicately across mine; a warm wave of electricity coursed between us, pulling me even closer to him. His touch, his kiss, his embrace, it was everything to me and I melted even further into him.

His tongue slipped into my mouth, causing a smile to form on my lips. He deepened the kiss; his lips were soft with passion yet filled with lust and hunger. His hand went around my waist, and I was waiting for him to pull me onto his lap, but the soft sounds of footsteps outside the living room caused us to pull apart breathlessly.

Corrine strolled into the living room but frowned when she saw us adjusting ourselves, her face glowed red.

“Oh, sorry,” she said with a nervous chuckle. “I wanted to show Lila a new dress I made…”