My Professor Is My Alpha Mate (Lila) novel Chapter 72

Lila’s POV

They were both staring at me when I came through the door and into the waiting room. I was shocked to see Brody; I didn’t think he even knew about Rachel. Becca must have said something to him in passing.

It was sweet that he brought her a bouquet. Although Rachel didn’t like flowers. But I wasn’t going to tell Brody that.

“Hi,” I said to him, forcing a smile on my face.

I was feeling all sorts of drained, and I just wanted to return to my dorm and get a little bit of sleep. I was planning on coming back to the hospital in the morning anyways.

“I brought these for Rachel,” he said sheepishly. He seemed a little shy and awkward and I wasn’t sure why that made me almost laugh. He picked out a bright purple flower and brought it to me. “But I picked this one out for you…”

I raised my brows at him, surprised.

I felt Enzo tense and I wasn’t even standing near him. It must have been the vibe and energy he was portraying. My wolf picked up on it right away. He didn’t like that Brody was there, but I wasn’t sure why he would care so much.

It’s not like he cared about me. He told me he would be embarrassed to have me as a mate and didn’t even apologize for that.

Despite what we did at the Nova packhouse earlier this evening, I could tell it wasn’t because he cared about me. Regardless of what Val might think.

She huffed at my unspoken statement, and I had to work hard to ignore her.

“Thank you, Brody,” I said after a beat of silence. “That’s very sweet of you.”

“I’m just going to visit Rachel quick and check on Ryan as well,” Brody said, keeping his eyes locked on me. “And then I can take you home if you’d like?”

I glanced over at Enzo whose expression hardened completely.

Brody didn’t wait for me to answer his question, he went straight toward the hospital rooms a disappeared through the double doors.

I kept my eyes on Enzo who finally pulled his eyes away from the ghost of Brody to look back at me.

“Are you going to go with him?” He asked.

He sounded indifferent and I felt a jab of pain in my heart from his tone.

“I’m not sure,” I admitted. “Should I?”

“It doesn’t matter to me. If you go with him, then I’ll leave,” he said in return.

That wasn’t the answer I was hoping for.

Then again, I wasn’t sure what kind of answer I was hoping for.

“Yeah,” I finally answered. “I’ll go with him.”

Enzo didn’t look bothered by this, but something in his eyes was unfamiliar. He looked at me for a moment longer, assessing my face and analyzing my every feature. I felt disappointed that he didn’t fight a little harder, but then again, I wasn’t surprised.

I broke my eyes from him, lowering my gaze to the ground.

This wasn’t how I thought I would feel when I found my mate. I was disappointed that this was the outcome.

What kind of cruelty was this?

Out of all the wolves in the world, why did the Moon Goddess think Alpha Enzo would be a good fit for me?

I shook my head at the very thought.

“Then, I will be leaving,” Enzo finally said after a long pause.

I didn’t watch him as he left this time; I kept my eyes on the ground and waited for his presence to disappear.

Val was in complete agony over that exchange. She didn’t like our mate leaving like that she thinks I should go after him. But I planted my feet on the ground. I wasn’t going to chase him down.

I was done being the chaser.

If he truly wanted me, then he would have to come after me this time.

And I doubt he was going to come after me.

All I wanted to do at that moment was shift into my wolf and go for a long run. It felt like it’s been ages since I was able to set Val free and roam through the forest. I wanted to practice using my abilities too.