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Chapter 0555

Nina

"Well?" Mila asked, as if she were somehow sensing my trepidation. "How did you and Enzo meet?"

Where could I even begin? Enzo and I had met at the bar on the night that my ex-boyfriend cheated on me, we had a one night stand, and then proceeded to spend the following months not only pining for each other, but also battling werewolves, making undead friends, and fighting in wars that neither of us signed up for.

"We... met in college," I said, choosing to keep it simple. College was neutral, uncontroversial, but even as I said it, I knew I was holding back an entire universe of complexity.

"In college? Really?" Mila smirked, swirling her wine around in her glass. "That's what you're going with?"

I blanched. "Well, it's the truth."

grinned. "Aw, c'mon. There has to be more to it that you're not sharing with us. Every romantic story I've ever heard is filled with sweeping gestures, love at first sight, and

like I was a specimen under a microscope. Our real story was too complicated, too intimate, too supernatural to be discussed

I know, I know, it's not a Disney movie, but

mischief. "I could never picture finding

history." His eyes met mine, and he squeezed my hand under the table, but I could sense a hint of hurt in his eyes at my

you're telling me that you found this 'instant connection' in a bar? I never took

a supportive glance, then back at Mila. "Yes, I did," I said, my voice lower and more timid than I wanted it to be. "And I'm glad

glass down. "That's so interesting. I must say, I've

up," I said, feeling my

opened her mouth to say something else, probably another snide remark. But before she could, Tim chimed in, his voice carrying across the table in