All Chapters of LORENZO, MY FATHER'S BEST FRIEND : Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

DAMON I watched Raines touch her. His hand on the small of her back. Possessive. Presumptuous. Like he had the right. My wolf surged forward, clawing at my control. Demanding I cross that quad and rip his fucking hand off. Demanding I show him exactly who Lexi belonged to. But I couldn't move. Couldn't do anything except stand there like a coward while another man put his hands on the woman I loved. Because I had no claim on her. Not publicly. Not in any way that mattered. I was just her former professor. Someone she used to know. And Raines? Raines was her current professor. He had every excuse to touch her, to talk to her, to spend time with her. While I had to watch from a distance. The rational part of my brain knew I was being irrational. Knew that one hand on her back didn't mean anything. But the wolf didn't care about rational. The wolf only knew that another male was touching our mate. And we were letting it happen. I watched them disappear around the c

LEXI "Drive," I said, climbing into Damon's truck. He was already pulling out of the parking lot before I'd even closed the door. "What did Eli say?" "That Nick knows I'm not in my dorm. That he's talking about calling my dad." My hands were shaking. "I need to get back. Now." "I'm going as fast as I can." The streets were empty at this hour—past midnight, most people already asleep. Streetlights flashed by in rhythmic intervals, casting moving shadows across Damon's face. He looked as scared as I felt. "This is bad," I said. "If Nick calls my father—" "He won't. Not yet. He's testing you first." "And when I fail the test?" Damon's jaw clenched but he didn't answer. We reached campus in record time. He pulled over a block from my dorm, engine idling. "I'm sorry," he said. "For putting you in this position." "It's not your fault." "Isn't it?" He looked at me, and the guilt in his eyes made my chest ache. "If we'd been more careful—" "We've been as careful as we can be." I

Before I could answer, Eli jumped in. "Nick, leave her alone." "Excuse me?" "She's an adult." Eli's voice was firm. "If she doesn't want to tell us everything about her life, that's her right." "Her father—" "Her father sent you to make sure she was safe after the Cara incident. She's safe. Mission accomplished." Nick and Eli stared at each other. Silent battle of wills. I held my breath. Finally, Nick sighed. "Fine." He turned to me. "But Lexi—whatever you're doing, whoever you're really seeing—be careful. You're representing more than just yourself here. You're representing your pack. Your father. The Alpha line." "I know." "Do you?" His eyes were hard. "Because from where I'm standing, you're playing with fire. And when you get burned, it won't just be you who suffers." The words hit like a physical blow. Because he was right. "I understand," I said quietly. Nick nodded. Stood up. "We're heading out this afternoon. Your father expects a report. I'll tell him you're do

I texted Raines from Damon's apartment. Me: I've been thinking about your offer. A private training session might be helpful. The response came within seconds. Raines: Excellent. Tonight? 8 PM? Training facility will be empty then—we'll have privacy to focus. Of course. Of course he wanted it when the building was empty. Me: That works. See you then. I set my phone down, looked at Damon. "He wants to meet tonight. When the facility is empty." "Of course he does." Damon's jaw clenched. "He's not even trying to hide it anymore." "What do we do until then?" "We prepare." He disappeared into his bedroom, came back with a small device—no bigger than a USB drive. "Audio recorder," he explained. "Military grade. Will pick up everything within a twenty-foot radius. Put it in your gym bag, hide it under a towel. He won't see it." "And you?" "I'll be in the parking lot. Close enough to get to you in thirty seconds if needed. But far enough that he won't see me." "What if he finds t

LEXIThree weeks had passed since Raines was escorted off campus.Three weeks of relative peace. No scandals. No confrontations. No threats.Just me and Damon, sneaking around like teenagers, stealing moments wherever we could find them.It should have felt liberating. After everything with Cara, Marcus, Raines—we'd survived. We were still together.But the secrecy was starting to wear on me.I felt it in the way I had to calculate every interaction. The way I couldn't look at him too long in the hallways. The way we had to pretend to be nothing more than former student and professor when anyone was watching.The way I had to lie to everyone I loved about the most important thing in my life.My phone buzzed as I walked across campus toward my first class of the new semester.**Eli:** *How's school going? Haven't heard from you in a while.*I stopped, thumbs hovering over the keyboard. The truth wanted to spill out—*I'm in love with my former professor and we're hiding it from everyone