Semua Bab My Professor, My Enemy, My Mate: Bab 81 - Bab 90

Chapter 81Lessie's POVThe office was so heavy in silence. Alpha Duaine fixed me with a cold, hard stare like two blades slicing through the entire length of my head."What did you tell him?" He queried, his voice even surprised me.I took a deep breath, my own heart pounding away like mad in my chest. Dave stood leaning against the wall, his arms crossed and his eyes were shifting back and forth between I and Alpha Duaine as if he was anticipating the detonation of a time bomb.The last thing on the earth I wanted to do was upset Alpha Duaine especially since he already had too much to trouble him."I…I, I stammered. I caught my breath and continued. "I had a run-in with Dr. Nathan when I went for a walk."Immediately I had said the word, something flared in the eyes of Alpha Duaine. I curled up my fingers and continued. "It was not on purpose," I informed him, tapping my fingers together in frustration. "I was walking and I bumped into him. He asked me who I was.""That's it?" Al

Chapter 83Dylan's POVThe room was silent save for the quiet rumble of the fireplace in the corner. I sat at the head of the massive table, staring into the warm, glowing red coals as if the flames contained the secrets of the storm brewing within me.All I had was about a few weeks. That was the best they had given me, a meager month to come up with a Luna or give up the throne for my little brother. An absurd ultimatum, I protested but the council told me firmly that they would not budge.I gritted my teeth as I recalled how disgusting their snobbish faces appeared during that meeting, especially the oldest Elder, who patronizingly believed himself to be superior, kept saying, "An Alpha without a Luna is incomplete. Our pack cannot afford such weakness."Weakness. The word had tasted bitter as ash on my tongue. I was not a weak Alpha. I'd fought to get here, trained for years, and earned every scar on my skin in blood and tears. But tradition did not concern itself with strength w

Chapter 84Dylan's POVThere was silence in the room after my beta vowed to do everything. For a moment, I thought he would leave as he did every time I sent him away, but he did not move. He just stood there, his arms behind his back, looking at me like he was weighing if he should speak or not.I raised an eyebrow. "You're still here," I stated, my voice had a trace of irritation. "Is there something more you'd like to say?"He paused. I saw the flash of doubt in his eyes before he finally spoke. "Alpha, I apologize for overstepping, but is it only Shane's daughter you're willing to marry?"I stood rigid, the words echoing in my head. I moved gradually towards him, my gaze piercing and unwavering. "What did you just say?"My beta swallowed, but continued. "I merely asked because I have a cousin. She is a good person, well-raised and strong. She has always looked up to you, Alpha. Always spoke of you in respect and admiration. If getting a Luna is the goal, then”…"Enough." The word

Chapter 87Lessie's POVThe garden.That was the first thing my mind could think of the moment I recalled Alpha Duiane's words.He'd placed her in his favorite garden.The same garden that I had been instructed to avoid, the garden I had always believed was simply. private. Holy, maybe. Now I understood why. It wasn't holy to him, it was holy because it held the body and memories of someone who had meant everything to him.My heart tightened.Does that mean he still loves her or care about her in death?I think, he still did. She passed away because of him. It would be selfish for him not to keep that love, even in remembrance, for the rest of his lifetime. But if that love is still within him, at least partially, does that make the love that he has for me inferior to what he felt for her? I said to myself.I kept twisting my fingers which I placed on the table, my food still left uneaten. I saw him watching me, as if he was trying to read every single thought that was happening in

Chapter 89Lessie's POV"Do you not know how to knock before entering a lady’s room?" I asked immediately.I could hear the bristle in my own voice, the clip of every word chasing out anger and irritation. It wasn't so much that he'd come storming in. It was that the letter still filled my head, the words of my father like small hooks catching in my brain, “If you really know the truth about what happened to your brother, you won't be with Duiane today.”Dave looked shocked with what I had just said to him but he regained himself almost immediately. "My apologies, my lady," he said as he bowed his head respectfully. "I didn’t know you were around my lady, I thought you were out with Alpha Duiane."I furrowed my brow. Even if I was out with Alpha Duiane, why would you just charge into my personal quarters like the place is yours to begin with?That wasn't what I said to him though. Instead, I folded my arms across my chest and kept staring at me. "Well, I certainly am not out with him.