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Chapter 770

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.

landing in a crouch just meters ahead. In a blur of movement, more shapes materialized around us, seemingly melting

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

Lori put up her

to stand down. "We come in peace," I called out

faces obscured by the

by one, they lowered their weapons. A collective murmur rippled through their ranks as

one of the warriors, a woman, said as she

others shifted uncomfortably

her breath and stepped forward. "What do you want?" she asked. "You were told not

I explained. "We've come to

they raised their spears again. My pack tensed, but I knew that this wasn't

said, allowing the warriors to prod their spears

the village was tense

mixture of curiosity, fear, and resentment. Children scattered at our approach,

ear, his voice strained. "You had better have

no choice but to

was strength in numbers. Finally, we were shoved to our knees in the center of the village, coming face-to-face with a wizened old man whose weathered

name.

with distrusting eyes. "I did not expect to see you here

angry gaze. There was no point in beating

voice as level as I possibly could. "She has my mate again—my husband and I won't

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