Chapter 0748

I would have laughed, had there been any humor left in me after everything that had happened. But I just snorted instead.

"How very optimistic of you."

After flipping through a few more pages to discover that there was still nothing indicating a decipherable language, I started to grow frustrated. With a huff, I sat up, snapped the book shut, and tossed it onto the floor.

It was as I sat there afterwards that I saw it.

The book had begun to glow. The air around it was turning a soft blue color that seemed to be emanating out of the very pages themselves.

A soft gasp escaped my lips. Without hesitating, I quickly leaped off of the bed and lunged for the book, wondering if it would somehow be readable if I opened it.

But unfortunately, as soon as my hand touched it, the glow dissipated. When I opened the book again, it was written in the same coded alphabet as before.

the pages now to no avail. "What

the effects of a lack of sleep playing tricks on my mind, then it was

down onto the edge of the bed, still holding the strange book in my hands. The sun had already begun to crest over the horizon, and I hadn't slept a wink since Enzo's episode in the

the doctor right? Was it really a

was it

as the doctor had said, only time would tell. Enzo was safe for now, at least, as was Matt. I supposed that in the meantime,

to give it another go for the millionth time, there

at

looked groggy, still in his pajamas

said. "What's

wanted to check_" Suddenly, as his gaze landed on the book that I was still holding in my hands,

instinct, inwardly cursing myself for not putting it away before letting him in. I could feel the way that the book almost seemed to pulse angrily in my hands; it didn't want to

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