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Chapter 596

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.

rushed forward and embraced Lori tightly, throwing my arms around her. "Oh, Lori, that's incredible!"

incredible," Enzo said,

moment, Lori leaned in closer, whispering in my ear.

head. And at that moment, there was an unspoken agreement between Lori and I; that Enzo didn't need to know. Not yet, at least. Not until we

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

confirmation. I couldn't tell Enzo about my attempt to Claim Jessica until I

back and forth between Enzo and me. "I need to go to the hospital right now to see Jessica. Do you want to come, or are you in too much of a rush to leave?" she asked. "I understand if you need to go. And I know Jessica

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 almost pleading. "I can't just leave without seeing her

with understanding." You know what? I'd like to see Jessica

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,

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

a nod of my head. "You go first. You two should have

to Enzo. He offered me a gentle smile and wrapped his arm around my shoulders. We made our way over to the window, where we could just barely

gripping Jessica's face, turning her head this way and that like a mother

and began to kiss, and Enzo and

snapping us out of our reverie. Enzo and I

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