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Chapter 0590

Nina

The night air was cool against my skin as I slipped out of the house, careful not to wake Lori.

The decision had been made; I was going to turn Jessica into a werewolf. It was a risk, a leap into the unknown, but I couldn't bear the thought of losing my friend. I had to try, even if it was dangerous. After all, what else was supposed to do? Just let Jessica die in the hospital?

The truck's engine rumbled to life as I started it, and I drove in silence, the weight of my decision heavy on my shoulders.

My phone lay in the passenger seat, its blinking notification light a constant reminder of all the missed calls from Enzo.

"You should talk to him," my wolf said, always the voice of reason. "He's worried about you."

My wolf was right; Enzo was probably freaking out right now. But at the same time, I shook my head.

"I can't," I said out loud as I guided the truck around the gentle curves in the road, the pine trees towering over either side in the pitch blackness of the night. "He'll be angry. He'll try to stop me. And I can't let him do that." My wolf huffed in annoyance, but I could tell that she knew I was right. I couldn't bring myself to call him back now. I knew he would try to stop me, to talk me out of it, to try to get me to see the risks here.

But I had made up my mind, and I couldn't let anything stand in the way of protecting the people I loved, even if it meant putting myself in danger.

After a while, the hospital finally came into view.

Its stark white structure loomed up ahead, its bright lights cutting through the darkness of the night. I took a deep breath as I pulled into the parking lot, my hands trembling slightly around the steering wheel.

wolf's voice echoed in my

the risks," I said, a little more harshly than I intended. "Don't tell me. I don't want to hear

If that's what you

chest as I casually walked past the night receptionist and toward the elevators. Jessica's room was on the fourth

the soft beeping of machines and the distant murmurs of nurses. The lights were dimmed,

paid any mind to

just another worried family member to them; and besides, those

to her room, the sight that greeted

multiple casts encasing her broken limbs, and tubes and wires

a stark contrast to the vibrant and strong woman I had known. Even though I had seen her like this already twice since I got the news,

hospital bed. I stopped beside her, looking down at her sleeping body. It was funny; even in this state, she looked beautiful. She was always beautiful,

This was it. I couldn't afford

a candle on the bedside table, its flickering flame casting dancing shadows on the walls. With trembling hands, I reached out and took Jessica's

I could feel

easy as I had hoped. Each time I tried to pour my energy into Jessica, I felt a wave of weakness wash over me, and I stumbled back, gasping for breath. It was like trying to fill a bottomless pit, and I

concentrated, my world narrowing down to Jessica and the candle's flame. I poured every ounce of my strength into the Claiming, determined not to

knees beside Jessica's bed, panting heavily.

Jessica's life

what felt like an eternity, I summoned the last reserves of my energy and tried one more time. I could feel the

eyes tighter. "Jessica, I Claim you... I Claim you to join