Chapter 0768

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."

over at Luke, who was still standing by

to go with her," he said. "I'm tired of always sitting

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. You're not." "Please, Nina, tell her!" Tyler whirled around to face me again, and at that moment, the moonlight overhead hit his face, outlining his strong jawline. Once again, I was reminded that my little brother was no longer a

who merely shrugged. "We could use the extra

The thought of my little brother joining us on a potentially fatal mission made

again, I saw

behind him, our mother's eyes were filled with tears. I watched as

"I can't let Nina go like this. I want to be there, to protect her if..." His voice trailed off, but his words still struck home. Even as

safe," she said. "Don't let

tapped his

her arms around Luke and pulled him close. "Dammit, I knew this day would come," she half-cried,

smirked as they pulled away. "Lately, I'm beginning to think there isn't anything that you

stood in the middle of our

gathering last-minute supplies and sending out orders. Matt, Daphne, Lori, and Jessica lined the

This was it.

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