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.

what happened to him?" I asked, looking up at my dad. "That the same gasses that turned

of there for weeks now, and he

my lip and turned away, my mind racing. If Enzo had been affected by the poisonous gasses, then that would

Daphne and I had all been in there, too. And we

the bottom of it eventually. But for now, let's let everyone rest." He released the curtain and Matt's face disappeared from view. "Come, Nina. Let's get you to

my head, already taking a step toward Enzo's bunk. "I'll sleep here tonight,"

eyebrows together.

won't hurt me. You already saw what happened

moment, my father opened his mouth to say something, probably to protest. But then, clearly thinking better of it, he nodded. “Alright. But

opening the curtain to Enzo's bunk. "I

stepped into Enzo's room and closed the curtain behind me, I drew in a shuddering breath. He

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