Chapter 0746

Matt nodded stiffly. "I know. I tried telling him that neither of us would ever do something like that, but... I don't know. There was something in his eyes. Something... unnatural."

My father and I looked at each other, blinking with confusion. Something unnatural?

"What do you mean, son?" my father asked.

Matt shrugged. "I can't really describe it. He just looked feral or something,"

"Feral..." My father ran a hand through his hair again and glanced over at the curtain behind which Enzo still lay fast asleep. I wracked my brain to think of reasons, but then it hit me.

"When we were trapped in Mila's palace," I said, "she made him fight a bear shifter. He said that that shifter looked feral, too. Like it had been="

"Poisoned," my father interrupted.

the three of us. "Do you think that's what happened to him?" I asked, looking up at my dad.

of there for weeks now, and he was only there

had been affected by the poisonous gasses, then that would explain the strange

had all been in there,

father said, "we'll get to the bottom of it eventually. But for now, let's let everyone rest." He released the curtain and Matt's face disappeared from

a step toward Enzo's bunk. "I'll sleep here tonight,"

his eyebrows together. "Nina, it's not safe

replied firmly. "He won't hurt me. You already

But then, clearly thinking better of it,

worry, Dad," I said, opening the curtain to Enzo's

breath. He lay motionless on the bed, his chest wrapped up in a

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