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.

the back

trust me?" He spoke slowly, deliberately. Even in the darkness, I could see his soft brown eyes fixed unwaveringly on

flashlight out of my hand, then began to lead me

I needed to do? Have faith that things would work out? But there were so many things that could go wrong. How could I have faith when my entire soul was filled with nothing

There was a wooden door at the end. Enzo put his finger over his lips to indicate for me to be 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 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

would be a tunnel entrance here. Assassins love the

with discovering that someone at your own party was poisoned or killed in some other way, the screaming, the people running around, the crying children... I tried not to

looked around, I noticed that the walls were painted with ornate depictions of what looked like werewolves and

over them. The wolves were enormous; three times the size of any of the humans. But some of the humans rode on the backs of the werewolves, weapons in hand,

sharp breath when I saw the second

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