Chapter 0753

Nina

"Wait! Wait, I'm coming with you!"

At the sound of the familiar voice, both my mother and I whipped our heads around toward the noise. A moment later, I saw a lanky male form and a head of tawny hair break through the woods.

"Tyler?" my mother and I said in unison as he ran toward us, a bag slung over his shoulder.

"Don't leave without me," he pleaded without preamble, coming to a breathless halt in front of us. "Please, I want to come with you."

My mother and I looked at each other, each too shocked to speak at first. Finally, my mother stepped forward and shook her head.

"No. Absolutely not, Tyler," she said, grabbing his arm to stop him from going. "This isn't safe."

"Mom, I'll be fine." Tyler ripped his arm away from her and stepped forward, leveling me with a stern gaze as he adjusted his bag on his shoulder. "Please, Nina. I can help you."

were as wide as saucers. "Tyler, I..." I swallowed, glancing at our mother and then over at Luke, who was still standing by the swirling portal.

with her," he said. "I'm tired

mother's voice was stern and low, almost a growl. "You're not going, Tyler. You're too sick." "Sick?" Tyler scoffed again. "I haven't been sick for months. And Nina is pregnant, yet you're helping her escape!" "That's... different," my mother said, her eyes shifting momentarily over to me. "Nina is a werewolf.

use the extra help," he said softly, hesitantly.

sent a shiver down my spine. The thought of my little brother joining us on a potentially

yet, when I turned to face him again,

eyes were filled with tears. I watched as she grabbed his shoulder, whirling him around.

trailed off, but his words

keep him safe," she said. "Don't let him out of

Luke tapped his foot impatiently; the portal

and pulled him close. "Dammit, I knew this day would come," she half-cried, half-laughed. "Go. Don't do

beginning to think

our

the walls, determination etched on their faces. Tyler stood by my

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