My Professor Is My Alpha Mate
#Chapter 1 – My first kiss

Lila's POV

Today I had my first kiss. It wasn't planned. It was also with a complete stranger.

I've always had my first kiss envisioned from the moment I learned what real love was. I imaginedthe sparks we would feel as we share that passionate moment. I imagined what my wolf would feellike when she recognizes him as our mate.

Going to a large college, I thought I would at least replace one person that would make me want togive him everything my heart had to offer.

But I never felt what my mother felt for my father.

I've had a boyfriend for a couple of months, but it still never felt right. I keep thinking that when Iturn 18 and get my wolf, maybe she would recognize him as our mate. Maybe he’s the one I'msupposed to be with for the rest of my life, even if I don't see it yet.

But the moon goddess thought otherwise.

As I walked through the halls of my school, Higala Shifter Academy, I paused when a familiar sensewashed over me. My boyfriend, Scott, was nearby, and he wasn't alone. The halls were growingquiet as students went to class. It was only the sounds my heartbeat left as I made my way aroundthe corner, only pausing when I heard a familiar giggle of a she-wolf, Sarah, and the husky growls ofScott.

“You are so naughty, Scott,” Sarah chuckled.

“Only for you, babe,” he replied, muffled as her lips closed around his.

At that moment, I felt sick to my stomach.

My next class, ceramics, was with Scott. I didn’t even want to take that class, but he thought it wouldbe fun to take a class together. I was an art student, so I agreed.

As I stepped away, I paused as I saw a tall and broad gentleman across the hall, staring in mydirection. Our eyes met only briefly and I had to admit that he was strikingly handsome.

"And what class would that be?” I asked, trying to keep the tears from resurfacing in my eyes.“Shifting and Combat,” she answered, staring up at me. “Would that be all right?”

Shifting? I had yet to obtain my wolf; so, that class might be difficult. However, I was skilled incombat.

“Anything but ceramics,” I said to her in return.

She frowned for a moment.

“Is everything all right, Lila? You aren“t being bullied in that class, are you?” She asked. “I can giveyour father—"

“No!” I said quickly; the last thing I wanted was for my father to replace anything out about what hadhappened. He was the head of the Alpha Committee and worked closely with Scott's dad, anotherAlpha. “It's nothing like that,” I assured her.

She looked unconvinced, but she nodded just the same as she looked back at her computer, typingaway. She soon printed out a new schedule, handing it to me.

“You are now in Shifting and Combat 101 with Professor Enzo. It's in the school arena. You can headthere right now.”

The arena was on the opposite end of the school; I've only been there a few times to practice mycombatting.

But how was I going to get through a semester of shifting classes when I couldn't even shift?

My 18(th) birthday was only a few days away; I was supposed to be heading home for the weekendto celebrate with my family. I thought I would have obtained my wolf by now, but I was mistaken.

I was the youngest wolf to get accepted into the Higala Shifting Academy; one of the largestschools for werewolf and bear shifters. I was also the only one who didn't have a wolf yet. But thatdidn’t mean I was incapable.

Like my mother, I am a Volana wolf. Volanas are more powerful than regular wolves. The moongoddess had gifted us with many different abilities. Although, I haven't received these abilities justyet.

However, I've studied and practiced my entire life, with some of the greatest gamma warriors andmy father, on how to fight and defend myself.

I reached the arena and stood outside the doors; I could already hear the growling of wolves as theypracticed their combat with one another.

Stepping inside, my eyes scanned the area briefly. Not one wolf was paying me any attention, theywere fixated on each other. They were large and ferocious looking; it reminded me of the gammatraining I used to watch growing up.

Stepping further into the arena, I allowed the door to shut firmly behind me. The biggest wolf stoodon the far side of the arena, overlooking the combat unfolding before him.

That had to have been the professor.

He was a beautiful dark wolf that almost looked blue from the crystal lighting that danced off histhick fur. His dark eyes scanned the arena briefly before they landed on mine.

He looked oddly familiar; it wasn't until he shifted back into his human form that I realized who hewas.

It was him...

The man I kissed only moments ago in the hallway.

The man I had given my first kiss to, was my professor.