Chapter 0432

Nina

I planned to talk to my father the next day, when I was feeling better. But for now, it was late and I needed to rest.

Once my father left, Enzo relaxed beside me. He seemed a bit territorial after everything that had happened, and I didn't blame him. But at the same time, it made me wonder if he had been sleeping at all since I went into my miniature coma or if he had been sitting up by my bedside the entire time.

"When was the last time you slept?" I asked, looking deeply into his brown eyes, which came alive with the fire that was flickering in the fireplace.

Enzo shrugged. "Don't worry about it," he said, standing. "You hungry? I can get you something to eat."

I shook my head. "You need to rest, too, you know," I insisted. I pulled the covers back beside me and patted the bed. "Sleep with me."

eyes that he was indeed tired,

the Crescents. Sure, their leader - the Luna, I assumed - had been killed and the genetically engineered rogues that she sent for them died along with her, leaving their forces diminished. But at the same time, until all of them were accounted for and true

watched as he pulled off his boots, then began to lift his shirt off over his head. Before he could do it himself, however, I quickly sat up on my knees behind him and helped him remove it. As I did, I let my hands run along his skin,

and pulled off his jeans. With a smile, I laid back on the bed and held my arms out for him, spreading my legs. Even

hair. His breathing became slow and steady, and his fingers trailed absentmindedly up and down my thigh, causing shivers to run down

I whispered, unable to contain my curiosity, "at the battle, did

from the Luna and her rogues. Enzo

responded. "Quite a few injuries, but they'll all live. Jessica used her medical skills to help people after

it must have been hard for her, especially after being in the Luna's clutches. The more I thought about it, though, the more that my smile eventually faded. I could only imagine the horrors that the Luna put my friends through

much about it right now," Enzo said, almost as though he read my mind. "Everyone is okay." He looked up at me then and reached up to brush a

well up; tears over the battle, my sister, my friends, everything... I

were soft and sweet, and eased my pain like medicine. When

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