Chapter 0369

I shook my head, but Enzo's gaze never wavered, and I knew that I couldn't hide it anymore.

"I'm afraid," I whispered. "I'm afraid that I'll need to kill Selena tonight. And when I was in the portal when we came to rescue you, I..." My voice faltered. I couldn't continue any longer, and another sob escaped my lips.

"I know," Enzo replied. "I've heard the legend. But it's just that. a legend."

"But what if it's not?" I cried. "What if I don't have a choice?"

Enzo shook his head. "Do you trust me?" he said.

my tears with the back of my

soft brown eyes fixed

lead me further into the tunnels. "All you have to

the tunnels, Enzo's words echoed in my mind. They mixed with the words that Frank said earlier, was that all I needed to do? Have faith that things would work out? But there were so

quiet before he slowly pushed on the door, then peered out for a few moments. Once it seemed that the coast was clear, he pushed it open the rest of the

steps in front of the door with a heavy tapestry blocking the way. I slowly pulled the tapestry aside, keeping an eye out for any guards, but no one was there. In fact, I quickly realized that we seemed to be in some sort of enormous dining room. The room was dark and empty, and when Enzo stopped beside me and spoke, even his whispers echoed throughout the

would be a tunnel entrance

I looked around. I could only imagine the terror that would come along with discovering that someone at your own party was poisoned or killed in some other way, the screaming, the people running around,

with ornate depictions of what

them. The wolves were enormous; three times the size of any of the humans.

a sharp breath when I

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