Chapter 0387

Nina

Enzo and I both looked at each other, our eyes wide and our mouths open.

"How long until they get here?" Enzo asked, quickly stepping out of the rink and going over to the bench to remove his skates. I followed, although when I tried to untie my skates, my hands were shaking so much that I could hardly manage it. Enzo, noticing this, got down on his knees and untied them for me.

"A few hours, probably," Luke replied. "I don't know if they're coming straight here, or what their plan is. They might try to ambush us in the middle of the night. They don't know that we know they're coming. If it wasn't for my spies that I have scattered around various towns, I would have no idea."

I didn't bother to ask when or how Luke hired spies, but I didn't care about the logistics. Thanks to his preparedness, we now had a jump start on the upcoming attack.

"Is it just one pack?" I asked. "How big?"

"It was about twenty rogues, with one leader," Luke replied.

Enzo and I looked at each other again. That was a big pack for rogues, and the last time we saw a pack that big was when we hid on the side of the road in the werewolf realm. I swallowed, noticing the enormous lump that grew in my throat, and looked back at Luke.

did the leader

than the rest, and tougher looking. My spy mentioned that it seemed smarter than

adrenaline rush through me. Enzo stood too; we had come to the same conclusion. This had to be the same pack of rogues that were looking for us in the werewolf realm. I had never seen or heard of a rogue who fit that description, except for the rogue we saw the day earlier.

should we do?" Luke asked. "Should we fight? More could come. I don't know. I won't know until my spies tell

intelligent Alpha. It was a role that suited him perfectly, as I was

the hockey team to prepare," he said. "Gather anyone from town and from the campus who wants to help, and send everyone who can't or doesn't want to fight down into the tunnels."

again and his face darkened. "And get that damn princess in the tunnels, too. Lock her in a cell. I don't trust

arm and pulled him back, my eyes still wide. "You don't seriously think that I'm just going to run away, do you?" I asked. "I can't do that.

that honestly frightened me a little. His eyes were glowing red. "You can't stay here, Nina," he said sternly. "I don't want to put you in danger. Please, just take your friends, take some of

whole island is overrun; if not now, then it will be soon. Your dad's house has probably been taken over by Lewis, and there's no knowing exactly what he would do if I showed up. And the werewolf realm isn't safe either, not with the Luna right there. She probably has eyes watching everyone's every single move

moments, Enzo stared at me with the same intensity. I could see his jaw shifting as he gritted his teeth,

down my cheeks. "You promised! You promised that we wouldn't be separated again, and now

face seemed to soften. I knew that

after another long few moments of staring

keep up with his long strides. "I'm not going to hide in the tunnels like

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