Chapter 0715

Nina

My breaths came out in short puffs of humid air as we trudged through the thick forest. All around us, the vibrant sounds of the night life seemed to come alive; frogs, insects, nocturnal birds. Now that the hyenas had quieted down, the other creatures had come back out to play.

"My feet are killing me," I muttered under my breath as I stepped over another fallen tree. I clutched my belly with one hand as I moved, as if that would somehow protect my baby if anything were to happen.

"Mine too. We'll stop soon." Enzo placed his hand on my lower back while we walked.

A couple paces ahead of us, Daphne watched the forest with her head on a swivel. She was our lookout, our guide. But neither of us knew exactly where she was taking us.

"Hey, Daphne," I called out. "How much longer?"

"Not much."

Another vague answer, as usual. Enzo and I exchanged glances with each other.

"Daphne, don't forget Nina is pregnant," Enzo said. "We can't keep going all night like this."

of the waxing moon overhead." Would you rather get caught by the dragon queen's hyenas?" she asked. "The veil doesn't thin out for a long, long

complain again after that. Although, as we walked,

found myself asking. "You seem to know a good amount

she said. "You've seen all of

then," Enzo said quietly. "How did you

happens." Yet another vague

groaned, stopping in my tracks and clutching my stomach as the world seemed to tilt

to form in my throat. "I don't... I don't feel so good," I muttered. "I'm

running a hand through his hair. "Daphne, we've gotta

down. "The location where we need to open the portal is still a few miles from here, at

again as another wave of pain came over me.

I took one step, my legs nearly gave out beneath me from the pain. I would have collapsed, if it weren't for Enzo's strong arms

muttered. "You can't walk. I'll have to carry

myself," I

I'm carrying you. Get

And Daphne was right; we needed to keep moving. I had no choice. So, as he crouched in front of me, I climbed onto his back with what little strength I had left and let him carry me through

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