My Professor Is My Alpha Mate
#Chapter 146 – Stage fright

Lila's POV

I felt my soul leaving my body.

Everybody clapped as Cassidy-Ann turned to face me. I was off stage, so nobody saw me right away; Enzo, who stood beside me, glanced at me sideways with a frown.

“I think that's your cue,” he muttered.

“I...I can't move..." I said under my breath, my entire body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Now everybody was looking around, wondering where I was. My entire body felt completely frozen. "Lila?" Cassidy-Ann said with a timid frown, eyeing me from the stage. “Come to the stage, please. Everybody is waiting.”

“I can't move..." I said for only Enzo’s ears.

He frowned at me.

"You're Lila... daughter of Alpha Bastien and Luna Selene. You can literally do anything.”

“I've never spoken to an audience this big before...”

“There's a first time for everything,” Enzo shrugged, only this time he gave me a small nudge towards the stage.

I nearly tripped over myself and stumbled toward the stage. Now I gained almost everybody's attention and they all spotted me walking towards Cassidy-Ann.

"Oh! It's the girl from the banquet!”

I nodded my head again as the murmurs continued to grow louder.

Cassidy-Ann frowned; I could tell she was unsettled by how amped up everybody was growing upon finding out my identity.

Enzo was also about to jump on stage to get me out of there and I think Cassidy-Ann could sense that.

“I think that's all the questions we have for right now,” she said, stepping in front of me.

“But we have more questions! What's it like being Bastien’s daughter?”

"Did he really kill Alpha Blaise?!"

"Are you a Volana wolf like your mother? That would explain why your eyes look like that!"

My heart was racing against my chest and now Enzo was rushing onto the stage to get me out of there.

“I think it's better if we wrapped this up,” Enzo muttered to Cassidy-Ann who agreed right away. Cassidy turned to the audience and started with her closing statement just as Enzo grabbed my arm and led me out of the assembly room.

I was relieved when we entered an empty hallway. But I worried that it wouldn't last for long. It wouldn't take long before everybody left the assembly room and came to find me. I needed to get out of here.

Enzo escorted me outside and I saw his car in the distance; only a little further and we would be out of there.

However, he paused when his phone started to ring.

“Give me a second,” he said, staring at the screen. “It's my mom.”

He walked further away so he could take his call without me overhearing.

“Lila?” I heard my name being called from a distance.

My entire body froze as I heard my name. I didn't need to turn around to know who it was. I recognized his voice, and I was dreading speaking to him after our last conversation.

“Professor Leroy,” I said with a plastered smile, turning around to face him. “What can I do for you?” “I wanted to apologize for how disrespectful I was. I shouldn't have offered you that scholarship only because you are Volana Wolf, and it makes our school look good. That wasn't fair to you and Alpha Enzo had every right to intervene.”

"I appreciate the apology sir... thank you,” I said, slightly hesitant.

"After you both left my office the other day, I did a little digging. I got your transcripts from your current school, and I went through literally everything. I even spoke to some of your teachers as a reference and it seems they really enjoy having you as a student. They all say you have a good head on your shoulders, you're intelligent, talented, strong, and most everyone likes you. Your grades are also incredible, and you do a lot of volunteer work. That's quite impressive.”

I wasn't sure where this was going, but I smiled anyway.

I just wanted to get out of there before everyone left the assembly room. I glanced over at Enzo who was still on the phone.

“I guess what I'm trying to say is that I shouldn't have offered you this scholarship because of what you are, I should have offered it to you because you truly deserve it, and you've certainly earned it.” I raised my brows at him.

“Thank you so much,” I said to him. “That means a lot.”

"So, with that being said, if you would still consider us, I can draw up another enrollment form and you can fill it out. I'd like to officially offer you a scholarship for my academy, Lila. You more than deserve it and it would be an honor to have you as a student here.”

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