My Professor, My Enemy, My Mate のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 161 - チャプター 170

Chapter 162Duaine's POVThere was silence in my office after Lessie had departed. I didn't even realize how much her sudden departure upset me until I was standing there with the door before me, teeth firmly clenched. Something was off. The way she had rushed off, the way her voice had cracked somewhat when she said she would leave, it wasn't like her.I walked to Dave, who was standing silently to one side of me waiting for me to speak. "Did you see," I whispered, "that she acted strange just now?"He nodded immediately. “I did. She seemed distracted. Maybe she has a lot on her mind, Alpha. She’s young, and you’ve been busy. Sometimes, women just need to cool down.”I slumped in the chair, my chest aching. I replayed it all in my mind, her fake smile, her taking off before I could extend and catch her, the telltale shake in her hands. My stomach was screaming at me that this was not some sort of boredom or restlessness.I growled, my eyes drifting to the desk,"Maybe she saw somet

Chapter 164Lessie's POVIt’s been days, four, possibly five, I'd lost count and I still hadn't managed to meet Duaine's eye. Not honestly.Not since I found that letter.The bloody letter burned in my brain: "Prepare yourself to taste the blood of my son you murdered." They flashed into my mind every time I closed my eyes, dark and foreboding, as if written on my brain.I had not spoken to him about it. I wanted to. I wanted to make him say, to take his arm and shake him vigorously until he informed me as to what was what happening. But the second the idea passed through my mind, the words lodged in my throat. He had said something that evening, hadn't he? Something about him and another pack. Something about murdering a heir to a throne in another pack. Was that what the letter was claiming? Was that whose blood had cried out for vengeance?And if so, why had he even disclosed it to me? Why now? I thought to myself.I didn't know what frightened me more, that the note corroborated

Chapter 166Lessie's POVI was small the instant I stepped inside.I'd charged in without even thinking, my chest heaving with the adrenalin, and before I could even blink so much as once, Alpha Duaine's blazing, unyielding eyes and Dave's questioningly tilted ones were on me. I was most likely gaping like some sort of bestial animal, my hair in disarray as I ran down the corridors, my chest heaving like I'd run for my life.My lips trembled as I tried to talk. "Sorry to intrude on both of you. I shouldn't have stormed in like this."The silence that followed was stifling. I had thought to be courageous, bursting in as I had, but only felt silly, like a running child to tattletale on something but for having forgotten what the something was.What was I doing there?The problem was, I had expected him to know. I had expected Alpha Duaine of all people to be aware of some aspect of Father's negotiations with Dylan. Somewhere in myself, I had expected he was the puppeteer behind the scen

Chapter 168Lessie’s POVI sat opposite Alpha Duaine, noting how his eyes continued to hold onto me as if waiting for me to say something. The dialogue that we had originally started ran through my mind, him refusing to let me become a part of the gore-filled pursuit for vengeance, him gently but firmly pushing me away from danger. I knew him, yet I couldn't shake the unease running through my heart.I was tired of being held behind walls, locked away like I was so breakable I couldn't handle getting into the real work of being on his level. If I was ever to be his Luna, then lingering in his shadow wouldn't so much as do anything for me to get ready. I needed to stand out in the open, to learn, to do.I breathed in deeply, steepled my hands in my lap, and rocked forward slightly. "Alpha Duaine," I began softly, but with resolution in my voice, "having a political business will not be so terrible. Please give me one thing to handle. Anything at all. I am tired of staying home each day

Chapter 170Lessie's POVThe silence that greeted my words was a stone weight. My heart thudded in my chest, so hard that I thought the entire hall could hear it. I kept my chin up, however, although my palms were damp and my legs trembled beneath my skirt.Nobody moved towards a second. The elders stared at me with blank faces, and I figured that maybe I opened my mouth too wide, that what I had said was foolish to them.And then, one of them began clapping.It was a deep, measured beat, reverberating off the vaulted throne room ceiling. Another elder joined in with his beat, and another, until the entire council was clapping, their stern faces breaking into smiles that were rarely seen on their visages. The music built, surrounding me, and I closed my eyes in wonder.One of the oldest elders rose to his feet. His voice boomed in the room with the power of years and command. "Words of wisdom, indeed," he said. "Few would have thought you the daughter of Alpha Shane, for the wisdom th