Chapter 0770

Nina

The humidity hit me like a wall as soon as we stepped through the portal and into Mila's overgrown jungle territory. Sweat instantly beaded on my brow, and I grimaced, already missing the cooler mountain air back home.

But there was no time to dwell on such trivial discomforts-not when Enzo's life was at stake.

"Let's move," Matt commanded, his gruff voice cutting through the dense foliage. "Stay close and keep your eyes peeled."

I nodded, falling into step beside Luke as our hodgepodge group ventured deeper into the verdant maze of twisted vines and towering trees. The others fanned out around us, their heads on a constant swivel in search of any movement.

Not that it would have mattered, of course. This jungle was teeming with life, and there was no knowing whether we would come face to face with a regular animal or a shifter.

But, with Daphne flitting up ahead in her bird form, her red feathers dipping up and down in the green canopy, at least we had a good lookout on our side.

For a while, the only sounds were the crunching of leaves underfoot and the distant calls of exotic birds. An oppressive silence clung to our group, broken only by the occasional flutter of wings or rustle in the canopy above.

Still, my shoulders remained tense, every nerve coiled tightly on high alert.

The plan was simple, or so it seemed: we would venture into Mila's palace to extract Enzo before the fighting began, just so no harm could come to him. Then, my father's forces would come in and take care of Mila herself.

But I knew by now, after all we had been through, that things were never that simple.

In a blur of movement,

muscles tensed, immediately dropping into a fighting stance at the front of the group, the leader

Lori put up her fists, pressing up

my pack to stand down. "We come in peace,"

long moments, the figures remained utterly still, their faces obscured by the shadows cast by the large leaves and

one, they lowered their weapons. A collective murmur rippled through their ranks as they registered my words-and,

warriors, a woman, said

breath I hadn't even realized I had been holding. The others shifted uncomfortably behind me, still unsure. "We know them," I said, trying

forward. "What do you want?" she asked. "You were told not

my mate again," I explained. "We've come to retrieve him. Could

and muttered to the others for a few moments, debating. Then, finally, they raised their spears again. My pack tensed, but I knew that this

the warriors to prod their spears into my back as they led us

trek through the village was tense

eyes followed our movements, burning with a mixture of curiosity, fear, and

my ear, his voice strained. "You had better have a good reason this

to come back. But we had no choice but to pass through their territory, however far and wide that stretched; and maybe, just maybe, I could

were shoved to our knees in the center of the

name.

distrusting eyes. "I did not expect to see you here again, little

as I met his angry gaze. There was

possibly could.

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