Chapter 0536

Countless practices, games, and scrimmages had been spent running around like this, checking on injuries, and so I was prepared. But not for this. I slipped as I ran up to him, falling to my knees by his side.

"Enzo! Are you okay?"

He was pushing himself up when I reached him, his hand coming away from his face smeared with blood. Matt skated over, concern etched on his face. "Dude, are you alright?"

"I'm fine," Enzo snapped, getting up.

But the look he gave me was one of frustration. "Nina, what are you doing here?"

"I was worried about you," I said, standing and reaching for his face to examine the cut.

He recoiled, pushing my hand away. "I said I'm fine!*

His shove was stronger than he intended, I could tell, but it sent me staggering back. I tripped over my own feet and landed back on the ice, pain shooting through my arm as it took the brunt of my fall. I looked up at Enzo, my eyes meeting his, and I saw a flicker of something-remorse, maybe, or regret.

it was quickly veiled by

"Nina, I didn't mean-"

it," I cut him off, holding my arm where a red mark was beginning to form from where he had shoved me." Just save

myself to my feet, the tears that I'd been holding back now spilling over. "You don't get to push

"I didn't mean to="

of Enzo's world that I had invaded, and Iran. My footsteps sounded heavy, each

my arm throbbed in sync with the pain in my heart. How could the same hands that had once held me

out into the cool night. I ran, letting my feet carry me away from the ice, from the blood,

The

Nina

comfort to me. But even the cool evening breeze couldn't lift the heaviness weighing down on me

running, but I knew I had to. My feet carried me across the empty

was located along one of the many walking trails that the campus boasted. It was flowing in full force thanks to the summer rain, and it offered

stinging as I fought to hold back a new wave of tears. This was too much. Even with my werewolf healing, the red mark Enzo left on my arm remained as a vivid reminder. It was a painful imprint not only on my skin but also on my

my wolf to respond,

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