My Professor Is My Alpha Mate
#Chapter 177 – The Magical Shield

Lila's POV

“I just got off the phone with my school and they excused me from my first classes tomorrow,” I said, walking back into Enzo’s office.

Ethan and Jack stood in the middle of the office, both pacing back and forth with worrisome expressions.

"What's going on?" I asked, staring around at the three men.

"What's going on is Enzo wanting to just run into Paul's not-so-secret hideout without an actual plan,” Jack said, rolling his eyes and folding his arms across his chest.

“We need to think of a way of getting safely in and out,” Ethan exclaimed.

“I'll present myself to him and he will let Enzo’s mom go,” I said as I walked toward Enzo sitting behind his desk.

He didn't look pleased with my response.

“We aren't doing that,” Enzo said, grabbing my hand and pulling me onto his lap.

He held me tightly against him, wrapping his arms strongly around my waist. I felt his warmth as he kissed the back of my neck, nuzzling his nose into me and taking me in.

“I'm getting her back without putting you in danger,” Enzo told me; then he looked at Jack. “Get the warriors ready. We are attacking.”

My stomach clenched.

“You are going to get yourself killed,” I said, standing up quickly. “Are you insane?”

“I refuse to sit around and do nothing,” Enzo growled walking toward the doorway.

“We need a better plan,” I said, shaking my head. “I think this is a bad idea and a complete suicide mission.”

“How are we going to get in the doors of his hideout?” Ethan asked, making Enzo freeze.

Enzo was hurt.

My heart raced in my chest, hitting my ribcage.

Closing my eyes, I took a deep breath while raising my hands. I imagined a shield being formed around my body.

A clear shield that no one would know was there.

Nobody can get near them. I felt Enzo’s emotions calming down and the determination was back. “It's working!” Val breathed. “Keep going, Lila!”

I had only ever used this shielding ability for a short period before, and it was only for myself. Using the shield for multiple people for an extended period was taking a lot out of me quickly.

I didn't have enough training with this.

It felt like my muscles were tearing and I yelled out in agony, getting the attention of the guards left behind to babysit me. They both snapped me worried looks before rushing over to me.

“Miss Lila! Are you okay?” One of them asked, wrapping an arm around me, and keeping me on my feet.

I couldn't speak, I needed to keep the shield up to protect Enzo.

“Lila...drop the shield. It's hurting you,” I heard a voice in my head.

“Enzo?” I mindlinked back.

“I can feel your pain,” he murmured. “Drop the shield. We'll be okay.”

“I'm okay, Enzo..." I said through gritted teeth

Pain ripped through me, and I screamed in agony as I fell to the ground. I couldn't keep the child going anymore. I felt the shield loosening and then the tension lessening. As my muscles relaxed, they also burned with pain.

My heart was racing at lightning speed, and I thought for a moment that I was going to have a heart attack.

I heard the guards kneeling beside me and saying something, I felt their touch on my arm and then on my head. But I had no idea what they were saying. I managed to steal a look at one of them and I saw nothing but worry in his eyes

He was trying to get me to stand up, but I could hardly feel my body.

"Val?" I said in my head to my wolf.

I could sense her there, but she was too weak and exhausted to respond.

I tried to stay awake, needing to make sure that Enzo made it out alive. I watched as multiple rogues ran out of the building. They looked to be fearing for their lives. I thought they would take this as their opportunity to snatch me despite the warriors being nearby.

But it was like they didn't even notice me.

They ran past us as fast as they could.

But there were still no signs of Enzo or the other warriors.

He's still alive...

I would have felt it if he wasn't.

That was the only thing I had to hold onto.

More rogues came out of the building, and I watched as one held something in his hands. I couldn't make out what it was at first, but once they pulled the pin and threw it in the open window, I knew exactly what it was and what was about to happen.

The rogue ran as if his entire life depended on it and the warriors were too slow to react to whatever was thrown in that window. But their instincts took over and they both ducked, covering my body with theirs.

Between the sound of the explosion, and my body slamming against the ground due to the earth- shaking, my eyes grew too heavy to keep open.

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