All Chapters of The Professor's Mate Clause : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

FREYA'S POV The penthouse feels too big now. Too empty I pace from the living room to the kitchen and back again. My footsteps echo on the hardwood floors. Marcus watches me from his post by the door. Clara sits on the couch pretending to look at her phone. Neither of them tells me to sit down. They know it would not help. Adrian has been gone for thirty minutes. It feels like thirty hours. "He will be fine." Clara finally breaks the silence. "He is an Alpha. He has dealt with worse than Vanessa." "You do not know that." I snap. Then immediately feel bad. "Sorry. I just... I hate this. Hate waiting. Hate not knowing what is happening." "I know." She stands up. "But you are safe here. That is what matters to Adrian. Keeping you safe." "What about keeping himself safe?" My voice cracks. "What if something happens to him? What if Vanessa has more people than we thought? What if..." "Freya." Marcus's called me trying to sound as firm as possible."Adrian did not become an

FREYA'S POV We are halfway to the warehouse when Adrian's phone rings. His jaw tightens. He glances at the screen then at Marcus. Something passes between them. Something not good. "Answer it." Marcus says quietly. "You have to." Adrian hits the button and puts it on speaker. "This better be important." "Alpha Metcalfe." The voice is old. Male. Dripping with authority. "We need to speak. Immediately." "Elder Nathaniel. I am in the middle of something." "Yes. We are aware. Which is precisely why we are calling." Papers rustle in the background. "Turn your vehicles around. Return to pack headquarters. The Council demands an emergency session." "The Council can wait. I have a threat to neutralize." "The threat can wait. Your pack cannot." Another voice joins in. Female. Just as old. "This is not a request Alpha. This is an order from your Council. Return now or face consequences." My stomach drops. The way they talk to him. Like he is not an Alpha. Like he is just another wolf

ADRIAN'S POVThree hours pass. Freya's still sleeping against my chest. Her breathing is even. Peaceful. Completely unaware of the war raging inside me.I cannot sleep. Every time I close my eyes I see the Council chamber. See Nathaniel's smug face. Hear the votes being cast against me.Against us.Three votes. Three wolves who think they can tell me what to do with my mate. Who think they have any right to demand I send her away.Kill them. Rip them apart. Show the pack what happens when you threaten what is ours.We cannot kill the Council. That would be actual grounds for removal.Then make them wish they were dead. Make them regret ever opening their mouths.Kael has been like this for hours. Snarling. Pacing. Demanding blood. Demanding I do something instead of sitting here holding our sleeping mate.But watching her sleep is the only thing keeping me sane right now. The only thing stopping me from doing something I cannot take back.My phone buzzes on the table. I glance at it.

FREYA'S POVSunlight warms my face. I burrow deeper into the pillow trying to hide from it. My body feels heavy. Exhausted. Like I ran a marathon in my sleep.Then I remember. The basement. Vanessa bleeding. Adrian covered in blood.The monster I chose anyway.My eyes open. Adrian is already awake. Lying on his side facing me. Just watching. His eyes are blue again."How long have you been awake?" My voice is rough from sleep."A while. I did not want to wake you." His hand reaches out. Brushes hair from my face. "You needed rest after last night.""We both needed rest." I turn onto my side to face him properly. "Did you sleep at all?""A few hours. More than usual actually." His thumb traces my cheekbone. "Having you next to me helps.The vulnerability in his voice makes my chest ache. He is still scared I will change my mind. Still waiting for me to realize what I signed up for and run."I meant what I said last night." I catch his hand. Press my lips to his palm. "I am not going an

ADRIAN'S POVI watch her walk away. Every step looks painful. Her shoulders are tight. Her movements stiff. I pushed her too hard today.I had to. Tomorrow night could kill her. Better sore muscles now than a funeral later."You were too rough. She is exhausted. Fragile."She is not fragile. She proved that today. Did you see her? She cut us. Actually drew blood."Because we let our guard down. We were careless."No. She was good. Really good. Better than most wolves after months of training.Kael is right. Freya learned faster than anyone I have ever trained. Her instincts are sharp. Her reflexes improving. She is becoming exactly what she needs to be.A warrior.My phone buzzes. Marcus.Council is demanding another meeting. Tomorrow before you leave for the steel mill.Perfect. More politics when I should be preparing for battle.Tell them no. We leave at dusk. No time for meetings.They said they will come here then. Force the issue.I curse under my breath. The Council will not le