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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.

my wolf's voice echoed in my

"Don't tell me. I don't want to

If that's what you want,

inside, my heart pounding in my chest as I casually walked past the night receptionist and toward the elevators. Jessica's room was on the fourth floor, and

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

paid any mind to

my eyes forward, I was just another worried family member to them; and besides, those nurses were all too

door to her room, the sight that greeted me was

her broken limbs, and

woman I had known. Even though I had seen her like

whispered, taking a few shaky steps toward the hospital bed. I stopped beside her, looking down at her sleeping body. It was funny; even in this state, she looked beautiful.

steady my nerves. This was it. I couldn't afford to hesitate any longer.

hands, I reached out and took Jessica's limp hand in mine. I closed my eyes, focusing all my energy

seemed to fade away, and I could feel the power of the Claiming surge

and I stumbled back, gasping for breath. It was like trying to fill a bottomless pit, and

a deep breath, forcing myself to try again. The room grew hazy as I concentrated, my world narrowing down to Jessica and the candle's flame. I poured every ounce

my knees beside Jessica's bed, panting heavily. Tears welled up in my eyes, frustration and

to succeed; Jessica's life depended

what felt like an eternity, I summoned the last reserves of my energy and tried one more time. I could feel the power surging through me, a fiery

scrunching my eyes tighter. "Jessica, I Claim you... I Claim you to