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."

the waxing moon overhead." Would you rather get caught by the dragon queen's hyenas?" she asked. "The veil doesn't

and I didn't complain again after that. Although, as we walked, I could help but wonder how Daphne knew so

where are you from?" I found myself asking. "You seem to

a soft sigh. "Isn't it obvious?" she said. "You've seen all of the different shifters here. How often

you hail from here, then," Enzo said quietly. "How did you wind up in werewolf

Yet another vague

stopping in my tracks and clutching my stomach as the world seemed

knot that had begun to form in my throat. "I don't... I don't feel so good," I muttered. "I'm having .." I winced, sucking in a sharp breath of

straightened, running a hand through his

can't." She frowned and shot me a sympathetic look, but there was no backing down. "The location where we need to open the portal is still a few miles from here,

groaned again as another wave of pain came over me. I glanced up at Enzo. "I can

I couldn't. Because as soon as I took one step, my legs nearly gave out beneath me from the pain.

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

can do it myself," I muttered through

you. Get on my

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

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