Chapter 0643 Nina

*Does anyone else smell... humans?"

As the werewolf's voice rose above the din, Lori jerked her head up, her eyes widening with fear. Realization dawned across Matt, Enzo, and Jessica's faces, and I knew we needed to act fast. No one knew exactly where the scent was coming from yet, so I needed to get Lori out of here and reapply that perfume before anyone figured it

out.

Enzo, always quick on his feet, used his Mindlink connection with me to convey a message. "Nina, get Lori out of here," he said. "Slowly and casually, so as not to raise any red flags."

I nodded almost imperceptibly, my heart pounding in my chest. Enzo was right; slowly and casually. All we needed to do was slip out of the party undetected, reapply the perfume, and everything would be fine.

Without a word, I took Lori's hand and guided her to her feet. She understood immediately, and followed without a moment's hesitation.

"I swear I smell a human," the werewolf repeated to his friends nearby, still sniffing the air. "I think they're close, too."

Lori and I picked up our pace, our grips tightening on each other's hands. There was no telling what would happen if people found out that there was a human here, and I didn't want to stick around long enough to find out.

But as we walked, the voice carried over to us again, stronger this time. "Hey! Hey you!" he called out.

*Come on, Lori," I whispered, feeling her tense up beside me. "Just keep going."

"Hey!"

man," he said, sounding casual despite the circumstances, "do you have a problem?

the guy said,

chimed in. "Leave those girls alone. This is a party,

continued to argue with Enzo and Matt, but the worst part was over. Lori and I were nearly at the door, and no one else had noticed yet. As we made our way through the crowd, I couldn't help but steal a glance back at our friends. Enzo's eyes bore into mine, filled with worry and a silent plea

As soon as the door was safely shut behind us, I let out a soft sigh of relief and flipped on the

to face Lori.

anxiety as she began to apologize profusely. "Nina, I'm so sorry," she said, her voice

not your fault, Lori," I said gently. "We should have been more proactive about reapplying your special perfume. We should have done it

hate this," she said quietly as she sank down onto a crate that was sitting behind her. "I thought we were... I don't know. I thought we were done with all of the bullshit the Luna caused, and

the crate next to her and rubbed her back in comforting circles. "Trust me, Lori. I wish it was

a wry chuckle. "But it's never really over, is

I cleared my throat, then finally shook my head and let out a chuckle of my own. "It certainly

had begun brewing outside. Once our nerves were a little less tightly wound, I stood

perfume applied," I said with a soft

that my mother gave us. But as her fingers fumbled inside her pocket, a look

Lori gasped, her

sank as Lori spoke. "You're

standing and

be the end of the world, but we needed to find that

to search the room frantically, our eyes scanning every corner and crevice of the little storage room. I was certain that the vial had to be here

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