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My Professor Is My Alpha Mate: Relationships at the Start

The Receptionist Notices Lila's Distress

Meet them in the first five chapters See the ebook edition

This opening note focuses on the first paragraphs of chapter 1. The free reading sample contains five complete chapters.

Relationships in the opening

The Receptionist Notices Lila's Distress

Lila's disappointment in Scott is accompanied by a wish not to be seen upset, so the receptionist's concern creates a small but significant test of trust. The adult asks whether bullying is involved and offers to contact family, while Lila insists the problem is different and declines that route. The exchange shows an available form of support without assuming it fits her needs, or that she feels ready to explain what happened.

What makes the receptionist's offer both a sign of concern and something Lila does not want to accept?

Read the scene in chapter 1