Chapter 0519

Nina

The door creaked open, and I tensed, expecting to see the stern faces of my parents, armed with a lecture or two.

Instead, it was Enzo. His eyes met mine, and he looked softer than I'd ever seen him. Tyler gave me a knowing smile, touched my hand briefly, and left, closing the door behind him.

Enzo hesitated, his eyes shifting from me to the ground. The room seemed to swallow us both, making his silence fill the space like thick fog.

"Do you think I'm crazy?" I finally blurted out, unable to stand the tension any longer.

He looked up, his eyes locking onto mine. "Put on something suitable for going outside," he said, his voice gentle but firm. "We're going for a run."

I glanced at the window, confused. "Now? A run? Enzo, it's-"

eyes flickering with an inner fire I recognized all

kind

I slipped out of my dress and into leggings and a

areas where I knew my parents and their guests would be congregating. Finally, we reached the back door, slipped

forest behind the mansion. Once we were far

he asked, his eyes full

wolf forms took over. I felt an overwhelming surge

through the forest like we had been locked up for years.

weeks, I felt at peace. The oppressive weight of the visions, the dread, the

and then we stopped. Shifting back to our human forms, I looked around and realized where we were.

It was Selena's grave.

her funeral all over again. And yet, the grass had grown over her grave, the leaves on the trees had returned, and there was the scent of fresh flowers

the forest, hidden away from the rest of the world. A simple stone marker stood in the middle, Selena's name and dates etched into it. It was a

to be here,"

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