My Professor Is My Alpha Mate (Lila) novel Chapter 99

Enzo’s POV

“What can I help you with?” I asked, trying to retain my professionalism and not let the annoyance get the best of me.

“I feel like we didn’t end things on the proper note and it’s completely my fault. I wanted to apologize in a proper way. If you’d let me.”

“It’s not necessary,” I said, seconds away from hanging up.

“I know I did you wrong and I’m sorry for that. I shouldn’t have spoken to your helpers like that. I wish you would give me a chance to explain myself….”

“I don’t need you to explain anything, Bethany.”

“Please, Alpha. Allow to me apologize by treating you to dinner soon. Please say yes…”

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Lila’s POV

I couldn’t get Enzo out of my mind regardless of how hard I tried. I hated that I couldn’t stop thinking about him.

I shook my head at the thought and continued studying.

Finals were only a few days away and I didn’t have the time to wallow over a guy. Especially not a guy who’s my professor.

“Did you practice a lot with Professor Enzo?” Becca asked, peering over at me. “Do you feel prepared?”

I thought about it for a moment; I thought about how to answer that question.

“I think so,” I said honestly. “He told me the three components of his examination. Weapon battle, hand battle, and shifting battle. As long as we do all three, then we can pass.”

“That’s a relief,” she said with a light laugh. “I can do all those things. At least, I think I can…”

“Oh, and another thing…” I said, glancing over at her. “We are using real weapons.”

“What?” She gasped loudly. “But we’ve only ever seen fake weapons. How does he expect us to use real ones without hurting each other?”

“We will have to be incredibly careful,” I said in return. “I have faith in us that we will be able to pass these finals with flying colors.”

She looked uncertain for a few moments, but then she smiled and nodded.

“I completely agree with you,” she finally said, glancing down at her books.

For the rest of the afternoon, we studied together. By the end of the night, I was feeling an overwhelming sense of exhaustion.

As I was returning to my dorm, I paused when I saw Brody looking worried by the student lounge. He was speaking on the phone for a moment before hanging up and shoving it into his pocket.

I could tell from his face that something was seriously wrong.

“Brody?” I asked, stepping toward him.

He paused when he saw me, and I could tell he was forcing a smile.

“What’s wrong?” I asked him with a worried frown.

He looked at me for a short moment before sighing.

“The Alpha banquet is after graduation and I don’t have a date,” he said, shaking his head with dismay written all over his face.

Of course, I had heard about the Alpha banquet. My father attends every year.

It’s a gathering of Alphas that they have at least once a year. They have amazing food and drinks and a lot of music with dancing.

“As a future Alpha, this is my first time going; I’m going to look stupid if I attend alone…” Brody continued.

Most Alphas have a future Luna lined up.

I completely forgot about this even with everything going on and I didn’t even think about Enzo attending it.

He didn’t even ask me about it. I couldn’t help the disappointed feeling I felt. This event was supposed to happen before my trip to Monstro, just before summer. So, it’s not like I couldn’t attend.

“No, you won’t,” I tried to assure him. “You could never look like a fool Brody. You don’t need a potential Luna lined up. You’re incredibly strong and brave. You should be proud of your achievements already.”

“This is really important,” he sighed. “I want everyone to know that I can be the Alpha they need and deserve.”

“And you will be, With or without a luna,” I assured him.