Chapter 0796

Nina

Finally, it was time.

After two days of preparations, we went to collect Ronan from his cell. Much to my surprise, he stayed calm, not even needing to be guarded as we made our way out to the truck. After the four of us-myself, Enzo, Ronan, and Luke-climbed into the truck, we pulled out and began following the directions to the location.

The drive to the location Ronan had revealed was tense and filled with apprehension, and the length it took to get there didn't make it any better. Although the car was quiet, save for Ronan's occasional direction regarding a turn in the road, I just couldn't seem to shake the feeling that we were walking into a trap.

However, I felt oddly reassured that he was telling the truth. I couldn't quite explain why, but I could sense it; maybe my wolf's sixth sense was kicking in. Ronan had proven himself untrustworthy in the past, and it was hard to forget the anguish he had put us through during... well, everything, but he had grown somber since our promise to get him help.

Maybe that was all people needed sometimes. Help getting out of a bad situation.

remote forest area on the outskirts of a neighboring town, Luke piped up from the backseat." This is actually not

of Edward's name. Ever since his sudden return, no matter how brief, I had felt more on edge at the sound of his name than

sure?" I asked, twisting in my seat

solemnly. "Positive. It can't be a coincidence that Ronan

air as we processed this new information. Could Edward be tied up in all of this, somehow? The thought made my

meeting Ronan's steely gaze in the rearview mirror." About

for a moment, then shook his head. "I told you all

was a heavy silence, but none of us pressed the matter. I believed Ronan; it was clear that he truly knew

warehouse nestled deep within the forest. It was well-hidden from prying eyes, surrounded by dense foliage and accessible only by a narrow dirt road. We had parked the truck in some underbrush a while

Ronan cast a furtive glance around before turning to us. "Well, this is it," he whispered.

small warehouse was unassuming, and completely dark. But it was the middle

what you know," Enzo finally whispered, glancing

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