Enzoâs POV
âAlpha Enzo!!!! You showed up!!! Look everybody, itâs my professor! Heâs also my maââ
I covered Lilaâs mouth with my hand and wrapped my other arm around her to keep her still.
My face was hot with fury.
She was out of her goddamn mind.
She tried to say something through my hand, but I tightened my hold on her, causing her words to be
muffled.
âIâm sorry to have called you,â Em said, with a worried frown. âI didnât know who else to call and I know
you are kind of like her bodyguard.â
âHow much did she have to drink?â My voice came out tired and annoyed sounding.
âJust a few beers. But she drank them quickly.â
Lila struggled against me, trying to get me to let her go.
âI appreciate the call,â I said to her as I turned away with Lila still in my grasp.
I lifted her off the ground and cradled her in my arms as I kept my hand around her mouth. She still
struggled against me, and I could feel her rising fury.
She wasnât happy with me but at that moment, I didnât give a shit.
I trusted her to attend this concert alone with her new friends, wanting to give her some space for the
evening and not hover, but she acted carelessly she proved to me that she canât be trusted. It was right
for Bastien to be worried about her on this trip.
I didnât want to admit it, but he was right.
âYou are such a jerk!!â Lila growled as soon as we got back to the rental car.
I shoved her into the passenger side and slammed the door shut before getting into the driverâs side.
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âAnd you are so embarrassing. How could you drag me out like that?!â
âYou were embarrassing yourself,â I said in return. âI did you a favor.â
âYou call that a favor?â She scoffed. âA favor would have been to come with me, to begin with.â
I was about to tell her that I didnât go with her because I wanted to give her some space and I had a
surprise planned for later this evening, but I was too furious to form those words.
I clutched the steering wheel tightly making my knuckles grow white as she continued to rant about
how awful I am.
âCancel the plans for this evening,â I sent a mindlink to Beta Ethan, ignoring Lilaâs crying.
âWhat happened?â Ethan asked curiously.
âChange of plans,â I said in return without giving him too much information. âLila is unwell. Weâll do this
yacht another time.â
âI see,â Ethan said, sighing. âOkay. Iâll call and cancel. Let me know when you want to set this up
again.â
Something was telling me there wouldnât be a midnight yacht ride in the future, but I didnât say that to
him. Instead, I thanked him and then disconnected the mindlink.
âThey are never going to talk to me again,â Lila continued to cry; now she had tears streaming down
her
face. âAnd Matty will hate me even more.â
âWho the hell is Matty?â I found myself asking a little too harshly.
âA guy who hates me because Iâm a Volana,â Lila pouted. âHe says my kind is dangerous. He wonât
even
give m a chance.â
Why did she care if this other guy liked her or not?
âWe need to find out who that asshole is,â Max growled. âAnd make sure he knows to stay clear of our
mate.â
âCalm down,â I scolded my wolf. âIâm not going to act like a jealous boyfriend. Get a hold of yourself.â
âAm I that unlikable?â Lila cried.
I didnât bother answering her; she knew she wasnât unlikeable. It was just the alcohol talking.
It didnât take long to get back to the suite. I carried her from the car and back to the room. She finally
stopped struggling and rested her head against my chest as I walked.
I didnât realize she had fallen asleep until we reached her room, and I placed her in bed. I covered her
in
her blanket and stared down at her for a moment longer.
âStupid girl,â I muttered before leaving her room.
Well, there goes our evening plans.
I decided I needed to go for a walk. I couldnât stand being in here right now and Max was on high edge
wondering who this Matty guy was.
whoever he is, was he the reason Lila decided to get stupid drunk tonight?
The very thought made my blood boil.
She was still sound asleep when I left the suite to go outside.
As soon as I was in the open outdoors, I shifted into my wolf form and allowed Max to stretch his legs.
The big dark beast burst through me, a growl escaping his canines as he ran through the resort and
towards the forest.
Max was desperate to find Matty and tear him apart limb from limb.
âWe arenât going to find him,â I said to my wolf, trying to halt him once we reached the forest right next
to the resort. âIf we did that, then Lila would never forgive us.â
âHe hurt her!â Max whined.
âHe hurt her feelings. Sheâs just drunk. She will get over it,â I told him.
We finally stopped running so he could calm down. The last thing he ever wanted was for Lilaâs feelings
to get hurt, but there were some things we couldnât protect her from. As much as we might want to.
âThen, we should go back to her and sleep beside her tonight,â Max suggested.
As much as I wanted to do that as well, I was beginning to think we should tone down our relationship
with her. What kind of outcome was I expecting when it came to Lila?
Itâs not like we could bring this relationship back home with us. As soon as we got back to Higala, and
even Elysium, we had to keep our relationship a secret. I didnât want to have to ask her to do that.
If word got back to my fatherâs men that I had found my mate and that she was a Volana wolf, it would
put Lila in even more danger.
âCanât we deal with that when we get back home?â Max asked, his tone pleading. âWe are on the other
side of the world right now. Nobody we know is there; nobody here even knows your father. Canât we
just have a little bit of fun?â
I was about tell him all the reasons why that was a bad idea until I heard a familiar voice from behind
me, causing my entire body to freeze.
âEnzo?â
I turned and my body had gone numb when I saw a grey-furred wolf standing before me.
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