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.

the leader look

furrowed his brow, thinking. "I don't know if there was a leader... But there was one that was bigger than the rest, and tougher looking. My spy mentioned that it seemed smarter than the others, but it wasn't

realm. I had never seen or heard of a rogue who fit that description, except for the rogue we saw the day earlier. Surely it had

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

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

can't or doesn't want to fight down into the tunnels." He

my mouth to protest, but before I could, Enzo turned back to look at Luke again and his face darkened. "And get that damn princess in the tunnels, too.

him back, my eyes still wide. "You

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,

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

same intensity. I could see his jaw shifting

cheeks. "You promised! You promised that we wouldn't be separated

to soften. I knew that

few moments of staring at me. "You

but I followed him, jogging to keep up with his long strides. "I'm not going to hide in the tunnels like

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