My Professor Is My Alpha Mate (Lila) novel Chapter 29

Enzo’s POV

What the hell was I doing?

Everything about her just tastes and smells so good. Her lips are soft and sweet. I thought she would try to push me off her, but she didn’t. She stood limp against the wall; he eyes fluttered shut as soon as I made contact with her.

I bit onto her bottom lip; something I’ve been wanting to do for a while.

I nibbled on it; drawing it firmly into my mouth and sucking on it like it was a piece of candy. Once I released it, I paused the kiss.

I didn’t push it any further than that. As much as I wanted to continue the embrace, I had to stop myself.

She was breathing heavily; I watched as her chest heaved up and down. Her eyes remained closed, and her fair complexion was turning cherry red.

“Our mate is growing extremely warm. If you aren’t careful, she will go into heat.”

No.

I couldn’t let that happen. I had to get out of here.

“Take a cold shower,” I muttered.

I left without another word.

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Lila’s POV

“Oh, my goddess!!!” Val screamed, rattling my brain.

“What just happened?” I gasped; I opened my eyes and Enzo was gone.

My heart was racing rapidly against my chest and my entire body trembled. I held my arms together, trying to keep myself still. My legs felt like complete jelly; I thought I was going to fall over if I even attempted to move.

“He kissed us! Our mate kissed us!!” Val replayed the events in my mind.

I could still feel his lips against mine.

He tasted so good.

Why would he kiss me like that?

“I thought he wanted to reject us,” I murmured.

My entire body was incredibly warm; way warmer than it’s ever been before. The more I thought about Enzo, the more my mouth watered.

Why did he have such an effect on my body like this?

“I do believe we are beginning our estrus,” Val explained. “It’s what happens when we come of age.”

I’ve heard of this, of course. It meant I was going into heat soon if I didn’t do something about it quickly.

Take a cold shower.

His words played again in my mind and I was suddenly realizing what he meant.

I gasped loudly; covering my mouth with my hands as realization struck me.

He knew I was going into heat.

I felt all sorts of humiliated at that moment. I just wanted to run away and hide for a lifetime. I slid back into the guest room before anyone else could see what was going on with me. The last thing I wanted was for Dee to walk around the corner and see that I was going into heat.

As soon as I was back in the comfort of the room sealed away from those around me, I slid into the bathroom and stripped off all my clothing. I couldn’t get them off fast enough; the longer I waited, the hotter my body became.

This was so embarrassing.

I could hear Val chuckling in my mind as I scrambled to turn on the shower, running the icy water through my fingers and sighing at the relief it brought me. I stepped fully into the shower, allowing the cold water to soothe my steamed flesh.

Once I was sure the heat had gone away, I got out of the shower and wrapped my now frigid body with a warm towel.

“I wonder what Enzo’s mother is like,” I found myself saying to Val as I made my way back into the room to search for my nightgown. “I wonder if she’s as cold as Enzo.”

“I don’t think our mate is cold,” Val said in return. “I think he’s misunderstood. It’s kind of sexy. Don’t you think?”

“Misunderstood isn’t what we want for a mate,” I reminded her. “We want someone who understands and accepts us for who we are. We want someone who can love us unconditionally. Enzo isn’t that kind of guy.”

“You don’t know that yet. We’ve hardly even scratched the surface.”

“He’s our professor. He could lose his job if word got out about this.”

“He can’t help who his mate is. The board will understand,” Val said; I knew she was shrugging nonchalantly as she said that.

“Maybe the board would… but would my father?”