Chapter 0755 Nina

"Goodbye, Nina. We'll miss you."

Jessica and Lori held me tightly just outside the swirling portal, tears in their eyes. I had already cried all of the tears I possibly could, and felt utterly dried up; but it didn't make their leaving hurt any less.

"I'll miss you guys, too," I said softly. "But we can visit."

Luke, who was standing off to the side, nodded. "We'll come every week. I'll make sure of it."

I managed the tiniest smile and took a step back. "Thank you."

As I watched my friends go through the portal, I knew that a big change was ahead of me. I was going to be staying here, in the supernatural realm with my parents and my brother, for the foreseeable future. It was funny how things did a 180, and so quickly, too.

But I had no desire to return to Mountainview. Not now, at least. And I especially didn't have any desire to return to the home that Enzo and I once shared.

It had been three days since he had rejected me as his mate. Three days, and the pain was still just as profound as it had been that instant that he had said the words.

"Nina, I reject you as my mate."

I could still hear those words clear as day, echoing constantly through my mind. My wolf had turned weak, and could barely even speak to me. Shifting was entirely out of the question.

I kept telling myself that he would come to his senses and take back what he had said, but with each passing day, with each moment that we came closer to his departure, he still wouldn't speak to me.

More than once, I found myself standing outside of the infirmary, hoping beyond hope that we could talk.

And more than once, someone would appear to pull me away. Not once did Enzo sense my presence and call out to me. Not once did he ask to speak with me.

scheduled to leave. My father didn't say much about it, but I had a sense that Enzo had been exiled. This was it; this was the

myself in that strange journal. I spent hours sitting at my desk, trying desperately to decipher what was written inside. But

on the book, something to keep prying

again, nearly slamming into

hand through my hair. The book seemed to be mocking me as it sat there in silence, firmly shut. I knew it would be hours, maybe even more, until it

with this strange book, there was a knock on the door. A moment later, I saw my

"Nina,"

," she said softly.

look on my mother's face, I knew what was happening; it was time. Enzo had overstayed his welcome in my father's house, and it was time for him to leave. If things went down the way I figured they

last time that

"No," I whispered, standing.

"I'm sorry, honey. I tried speaking to your father,

go?" I asked. My voice was rising slightly by now. "He can't just be

the back of my mind, that a small part of me had held onto the hope that Enzo would eventually come to

it was

"No!" I cried out.

as I bolted down the hall, down the stairs, and out the door.

on the lawn, a single backpack slung over his shoulder. When

I cried as I ran toward

after me. I heard her voice mingling with that of my brother and my father; they were coming to stop me, but I wouldn't let

"Enzo, wait!"

few feet away, panting heavily. "Enzo, please," I said. "This isn't you. Please, you don't

nothing. The space between us seemed to stretch into eternity, a void growing between us that had never been there before. All at once, it felt as if I was

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