Chapter 0446

"We'll all have to go," Lori said, tucking a strand of black hair behind her ear. "Close out the semester on a good note."

Lori's words were bittersweet. Because unbeknownst to anyone, Enzo had an announcement to make. A big, huge, life-altering announcement. And it was bound to ruffle some feathers.

We were silent for a few moments, staring out at the campus before us. I felt at peace for the first time in a long time. The Crescents hadn't reared their heads in some time, the Luna was dead, and our beloved town of Mountainview was safe once more.

But as I stared out at the athletic fields, I suddenly felt a pang in my chest.

There was something-or maybe someone-standing by the edge of the forest, watching. It was almost as though they were.. beckoning to me. I felt as though I could make out their features, their blackened eyes, their grinning mouth. They were coming to hurt me. To take away my peace once more.

"Nina?" Jessica's voice broke through my reverie. "You disappear again?"

I snapped back to reality, and blinked, realizing that what I had 'seen' hadn't been there at all. It was just a misshapen tree.

said, forcing a

hand on my leg, said, "Nina, I think it's time you talk to someone. You worry us

fine," I said. "And besides, it's not

Lori chimed in. "Please, Nina. Sometimes, when you disappear like that,

wasn't ready to admit it. I was capable of handling my own trauma after everything that

should head out," I said, standing abruptly.

looked concerned, but

my way to the hockey arena. I could already hear the distant clatter of sticks against the ice. When I stepped inside, a blast of

Enzo, his familiar stance, the way he commanded the puck. And then there

Enzo on the ice. His every move was a symphony of

curls of his brown hair peeked out from beneath his helmet, catching hints of the overhead lights. The vibrant chestnut waves were often a point of teasing amongst his teammates, but to me, they were a marker of the man I had fallen so deeply in love with. His eyes, a piercing shade of brown,

he dashed across the rink, I was reminded of our shared secret. Enzo's supernatural speed and agility weren't just the results of rigorous training-they were gifts of our werewolf lineage. The same lineage that had drawn us

someone like Enzo, not only a popular hockey player and a 'bad boy, but also a... werewolf. And I especially never

has a peculiar way of

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