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Chapter 0596

Nina

The phone dropped out of Lori's hand with a clatter, and for a moment, I felt my heart drop.

As I looked at Lori, I began to fear the worst: that Jessica had died in the hospital. But when Lori uttered those words, I felt as if the world was tilting beneath my feet.

"It's Jessica," Lori said, her face slowly stretching into an incredulous, shocked smile. "She's awake."

I couldn't believe it. Just yesterday, the doctors had said that she had more internal bleeding. When I saw Jessica just a few hours ago in the middle of the night, she was practically on death's doorstep.

And my impromptu Claiming ceremony, my haphazard and last-minute attempt to tum Jessica into one of us in a desperate plea to save her life, hadn't worked. I could still feel her cold and limp hand in mine, could still see the bruises on her face and her poor body wrapped up in white casts.

It hadn't worked. Right?

I blinked, unable to process the information. This couldn't be some sort of joke, could it? Was I dreaming? "What... What do you mean, she's awake?" I stammered, taking a shaky step forward.

Lori's smile widened even more, and her joy was palpable, even from where I stood. "The doctor just called. Jessica had a major improvement during the night, and they're not sure how!" she exclaimed.

my emotions any longer. Tears of joy streamed down my cheeks as I rushed forward and embraced Lori tightly, throwing my arms around her. "Oh, Lori, that's incredible!" I exclaimed, my voice choked

incredible," Enzo said, sounding disbelieving

moment, Lori leaned in closer,

that Enzo didn't need to know. Not yet, at least. Not until we

me like a bolt of lightning. I couldn't believe it; if it was the case that Jessica had a sudden and miraculous recovery, then that meant that my Claiming ritual on Jessica may have actually worked, despite my doubts. I had believed it to be a futile attempt, but now, I couldn't deny the

tell Enzo about my attempt to Claim Jessica until I was certain. So, I decided to keep

Enzo and me. "I need to go to the hospital right now to see Jessica. Do you

But I couldn't go; not when I had thought that Jessica would have died only a few hours ago. "Enzo, I need to see her," I said, my voice

a moment, his brow furrowed in thought. Then, he nodded, his eyes filled with understanding." You know what? I'd like to see Jessica too," he admitted, his voice gentle. "Let's

our journey to the werewolf realm for just a little while longer. There was a newfound sense of joy in our hearts as the three of us piled into the truck, and without a second thought, I whipped out of the driveway

made our way to Jessica's room. The door was shut, and Lori hesitated, her hand on the

of my head. "You go first. You two should have some

I turned to Enzo. He offered me a gentle smile and wrapped his arm around my shoulders. We made our way over

smiling. Lori was gripping Jessica's face, turning her head this way and that

something, and then Lori's shoulder's sagged with relief. They leaned closed and began to kiss, and Enzo and I

of our reverie. Enzo and I looked up to see a