Semua Bab My Professor, My Enemy, My Mate: Bab 41 - Bab 50

Chapter 41Lessie's POVI'd just managed to catch my breath and turned around and watch Lena and her group of friends walking past the corridor when a low, smooth voice startled me."That was a good one.""That was a big speech."My stomach tightened. I hadn't had time to face around before it felt like he'd come up behind me. I tensed up.Alpha Duiane was standing there with his body leaning against the stone archway."I didn't figure you'd defend yourself like that," he said, his voice low but with a hint of something I couldn't quite identify.I stood up straight and inhaled deeply. "I did nothing wrong," I said to him."Saw and heard Lena and her group of friends pinning you down?"I stood up a little straighter. "Yeah, she and her little gang. But I handled it."He had a smile on his face but it was more of a grin. His smile, I never did determine if it made him more human or deadlier."I didn't know a spoiled princess could do that." He said."Don't call me that," I said too

Chapter 43Duiane's POVI needed air, with the mounting tension brewing inside Lessie at being near me.And so I left.Not far enough. To an area I could trust. To an area with noises loud enough to drown my head and diversions good enough to take the edge from me.A Lounge.It was not the prettiest place in town, but it was classy, dedicated to its customers, and most importantly, Greg's, a good friend for years who knew when to keep his mouth shut.The bar was only a block from the council's headquarters. I could be there in ten minutes. Just me.Greg's men had spotted my car before. One of them opened the door, and I walked out, my boots pounding on the cobblestone path."Alpha," one of the guards inclined slightly, saluting.I gave a single nod. "Where is Greg?""Inside, sir. Waiting."As I had suspected.I came in the back entrance and moved along the darkened hallway. That took me up to the second floor. My location was upstairs where the balcony gave me a full view of the danc

Chapter 45Duaine's POVThis morning, I woke up trying to remember everything that happened the night before, how I came back home drunk. My eyes were wide open in surprise, and I didn't even move for a moment. Something felt off in my room.For a moment there I just lay there, staring up at the gold ceiling of my bedroom, attempting to remember why I had woken up so early. And then I recollected last night. The bar. The cocktail. The exhaustion. And Lessie in my room. And then I noticed the weight.Not on me, but beside me.I rolled over and there she was.Lessie.She was fast asleep. Her arms wrapped around her, both hands tucked into her elbows, like she was embracing something hidden.Her breathing was quiet, steady and serene that I had to force my eyes off her. I saw how small and quiet she looked while fast asleep.The odd ache I felt in my chest, was one that I was not familiar with.Damn.My chest felt tightened all of a sudden. I stood up gradually, not wanting to wak

Chapter 47Lessie's POVThe weekend was going to stretch out and feel torturously boring.This type of weekend, it feels like the walls are choking in and nothing short of an infinite stack of books or pacing back and forth for hours can prevent your head from getting sucked into a void pit of emptiness. I'd already cleaned up my room twice, sorted my shoes by color, and now I stared out the balcony long enough that I could chart clouds without seeing them.I needed something, anything at all to spice up the day. That was why I went down to the kitchen again after my previous encounter with my maid.The same immaculately clean, sleek kitchen with all the appliances and ingredients in the world at one's fingertips, but completely out of bounds for people like me, Alpha’s order.I snuck in quietly, hoping to be able to surprise my maid, but her expression stiffened the moment that I walked in."Miss Lessie," she said in an uncertain and anxious tone, "please don't say you're here

Chapter 49Duiane's POVImmediately I burst through the throne room doors, the tension hit me like a blow to the chest. The scent of power, authority, and lineages as old as time hung in the air. I stepped in and saw them, five of them, sitting like gods among mortals. The Council of Alpha Wolves.They weren't wolves one invited to supper. They were the highest rung of authority among my folk, older than the hills, bound by blood and law. And I, to my own astonishment, I was among them."You didn't mention you were visiting," I said, closing the doors behind me. "And I thought we all enjoyed warning each other."The Oldest glared at me. His silver hair was tied back into a knot. "We are here because your silence is becoming too noisy, Duiane," he said to me. "Alpha Shane made a formal complaint.""Against?" I inquired, knowing all too well."His daughter. She's gone missing," snapped another Alpha , the lone female among them but the most lethal by far. "He's searching every mounta