Chapter 0501

Enzo

The engine of my truck hummed softly in the background as Luke and I sat in silence, our eyes peeled for any sign of Edward's pickup. The dashboard clock read 11:37 PM, and we had been at this for hours. Fast food wrappers sat on the dashboard, the scent of greasy french fries and burgers filling the car.

I was hell-bent on finding Edward. But he hadn't shown his face again so far, at least not here, near the gas station where I saw him before, and I was beginning to lose hope.

"You know," Luke finally broke the silence, "Nina would skin both of us if she knew we were out here, stalking this deranged lunatic without her."

I chuckled, never taking my eyes off the rearview mirror. "I know. But you also know Nina. She'd do the same if she were in my shoes,"

Maybe common sense will finally take over that girl's brain," Luke replied with a

away from Edward and toward the equally pressing matter. Nina wanted to keep the baby. A swirl of emotions engulfed me: elation, dread, love, and

my contemplative expression

admit it's crossed my mind," I said. "I can't bear the

back, Enzo. A baby is another chapter, not the end of the book," Luke reminded me. "Besides, Nina really cares about your dreams. She

maintain our own paths. "But what if something happens while I'm away? What if Edward comes back, or James or Lewis? Hell, what if one of the Crescents make

is the daughter of the Alpha King. You really think she'll

stubbornness when it comes to asking for help. She's too

to it, I'll go back to being her bodyguard. If she won't let

eyes met Luke's, searching for any trace of reluctance. There was none. "You don't have to do that,

My family died centuries ago, and

in the air, cementing a bond that no contract could ever forge. It was more than loyalty; it was a brotherhood sculpted from the trials we had faced,

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