Chapter 0713

Nina

The cool, smooth fingers over my mouth were the first thing I noticed. Next, was the strangely familiar voice... soft and soothing.

"It's okay, Nina. I'm getting you out of here."

As my eyes came to focus in the dark room, the next thing I made out was a curly head of red hair, a freckled nose, and bright green eyes.

Daphne.

Once she realized that I wasn't going to scream, she let out a soft sigh of relief and removed her hand from my mouth, taking a step back "We don't have much time," she whispered. "Come on, we've got to go."

I sat up abruptly, blinking. How could this be?

"A-Am I dreaming? Hallucinating?"

"No," Daphne said firmly. "Now wake Enzo up, and be quiet. We have to hurry."

She didn't need to tell me twice. I quickly turned around and shook Enzo violently. He startled awake, his brown eyes shooting open in an instant.

"What? What?" he murmured, shock coming over his face. "Nina, are you-

"Shh." I put a finger to Enzo's lips and nodded my head toward Daphne. His eyes widened with fear at first, then recognition, and then utterly immense relief just as I had felt only moments before.

"How the hell..."

"I have my ways," Daphne said quietly, checking over her shoulder as she spoke. "Spying on people is my job, remember?"

both of us quietly slipped out of the bed and grabbed our clothes off of the floor but Daphne shook her

"I brought you a

of all-black clothes. We both put them on, feeling relief at the sensation of something clean on our bodies. It would be easier to move

we were getting dressed, Daphne peered out the door

the other one?

of his dead body flashed through my mind. I leaned forward, my hands gripping the sheets on the edge of the bed so tightly that my knuckles

"Luke... Luke is..."

"Alive."

me straighten instantly. My eyes went wide as I slowly turned to face him; there was nothing but sincerity written across his face. But it couldn't be possible. I had seen Luke's body. I had seen the way his head lolled. I had seen the way that Enzo

that their plan to keep

"How"

a secret, even from you," Enzo explained, taking a step toward me. "Just in

agape at this new information-so my dead friend wasn't

say anything else, though, Daphne suddenly cleared her throat. "There's no time for dilly- dallying," she hissed. "Is he

they took him," he said. "He went dormant to appear

don't know where he is, we don't have time to look for him," she said. "We'll have to

had thought he was dead already, but to leave him here knowing that he was alive after all? I couldn't even

I said. "No way. I'm not leaving

will come back for Luke, and I will bring him home safely. But right now, we need to get out. More specifically, we need to get you and the baby

with just as much fervor. I wanted to

day, Enzo was right. I had to think about my baby. Luke would be furious if

matter how much it hurt, I nodded. "Alright.

on my life," Enzo whispered.

the doorway again, her green eyes frantic in the low light. "We have

maze of narrow, dark obsidian passageways felt like an endless nightmare. But up ahead, Daphne's red hair was like a beacon of hope. Enzo's hand was firm and steady

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