Chapter 0663

Nina

The kitchen was filled with the aroma of spices and the sound of sizzling as my mother and I cooked dinner together. Tyler and Enzo had retired to the other room to play a video game on the TV, and every so often the sounds of their excited voices floated through. Normally, Enzo would have cooked with me, but it was nice to have some alone time with my mom after everything that had happened.

And I think she needed it, too.

At one point, as we chopped vegetables and stirred pots of aromatic tomato sauce, Tyler and Enzo let out a loud cheer in the other room.

"I told you!" Tyler exclaimed, drowning out Enzo's laughter. "You owe me a dollar!"

"Alright, alright," Enzo replied. "I take back what I said. You're actually pretty good at this game."

exchanged glances, rolling our eyes playfully. "You know, Nina," she said as she chopped a carrot in half, "when I was back in college, my friends and I used to spend almost

spoke, her voice was filled with nostalgia. I shot her a

asked.

"Yes," she said. "We weren't always just watching over Mountainview and trying to bridge

eyes seemed to look past the kitchen, lost in memories. I listened, captivated by this glimpse

why I had had to hear about the Peacekeepers through Tiffany. But lately, something had changed in her-and I was bent on getting

more," I said, turning to face her. "Did you ever

remember there was this one party, back

the second-story window, scared the hell out of the neighbors. They thought he'd gotten hurt, but of course he landed on his feet, what with his... abilities and

involving Richard-which was hilarious in its own right-but rather at the mention of Tiffany.

smile faded then, replaced by a look of deep regret. "Yes, we did,"

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