Chapter 0538

Nina

The cool air and the quiet campus had always been a comfort to me. But even the cool evening breeze couldn't lift the heaviness weighing down on me as I fled the hockey arena.

I wasn't even entirely sure why I was running, but I knew I had to. My feet carried me across the empty athletic fields, and it wasn't until I broke through the line of trees that I finally slowed to a walking pace.

Eventually, I came to a small stream that 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 a bit of solace.

I plopped down on a fallen log, my eyes 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 heart.

was okay?" I muttered, urging my wolf to respond, to offer some kind of wisdom that I sorely

to hurt

at the bitterness in my own voice. "That's not Enzo. He's never been like this-never. I don't buy that for one

and right now, I was glad for it. I didn't need any justifications as to what

had left on my cheeks and wiped them away. I stared at the stream in front of me, its water cascading over rocks, a natural course altered by obstacles

accelerated healing, a dab of supernatural ointment,

the hurt I was

in my own fears, my own pain, that I had almost forgotten that Enzo was

his own fears, his own past, his own PTSD from our war with the Crescents. We had both seen things, done things that we couldn't take back, that lingered like dark clouds over our lives. Things

much as I was

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