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

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

asked. "You mean the

always just watching over Mountainview and trying to bridge the gap between humans and werewolves, you know. We were friends, too. We'd

listened, captivated by this glimpse into her youth, a time when the lines between duty and friendship

rarely ever talked about her past; growing up, she had always said that there was no use in reminiscing, which was why I had had to hear about the Peacekeepers through Tiffany. But

said, turning to face her. "Did you ever have any

we did," she said with a laugh. "I remember there was

jumped out of the second-story window, scared the hell out of the neighbors. They thought he'd gotten hurt, but of course he landed

in its own right-but rather at the mention of Tiffany. "Wait, back up," I said.

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

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