#Chapter 35 Just Friends

#Chapter 35: Just Friends

Nina

When I saw Lisa run and jump into Enzo’s arms, I felt my heart break just a little bit. I knew we weren’t ever together, but it still hurt to see them being so affectionate with her. I had overheard Enzo saying some really sweet things about a girl in the locker room earlier, but as I saw them together now, I knew that he was talking about Lisa.

Enzo had played so beautifully during the game. Had it all been for Lisa?

I didn’t want to stick around any longer, so I left without a word and slipped into the crowd. I just wanted to go home and cry.

“Nina!” I heard a familiar voice call from ahead of me. I picked up my head to see James standing by the exit with a soft smile on his face. Even though my 5 BONUS

chest ached from seeing Lisa and Enzo

together, the pain lifted a bit to see

James.

“Hey!” I said, putting on a smile and

walking up to him “I didn’t know you

were here.”

“I actually came for you,” he said, making my heart skip a beat. “Can I walk you home? I found something that I think you’ll wanna see.” He gestured toward the door behind him with his thumb.

I nodded and we walked out of the arena together.

We broke away from the stream of

students and walked toward the quad.

“Remember how Enzo’s PT results

were significantly better than anyone

James asked

remembered.

lied, not wanting

interest I had in

bag and pulling out a thin stack of papers. “I noticed that Enzo isn’t the first student here to have insane PT results. I thought you’d find it

which I took with wide eyes. Was this more proof that Lycans were real, and that they had attended this school

fountain in the middle of the quad. “1 mean, our hockey team has always been the best of the best, usually because there’s always one player at

what if there’s

of conspiracy here? Like

something?”

to hide the fact that I knew precisely that it wasn’t drugs

from the streetlamps, his face looked even softer and sweeter. Part of me wanted to kiss him right now, to let him take me back to his room, but

said. ” Then, I

and so did

stammered, looking

“I think I’d

sounded like relief and tousled his blonde hair. ” Cool,” he said quietly, sounding just as nervous as

I said yes

sleep that night

things swirling around my

was both depressed and relieved

did break my heart a little bit as I had genuinely begun to develop feelings for Enzo, this could also mean that he no longer thought I was his mate and that I was in the clear. Maybe the end of all of this drama was in

about my upcoming

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a sweet smile.

the records that James had found. He was right, all of the previous people with superhuman abilities were on the hockey team, and there was always one. When one would graduate and leave the team, another would show up almost immediately after. It was strange… Why was

to it, and now I was determined to

harass me again — probably because she was already satisfied to be back together

*5 BONUS

1 sat down. She can have

together, I was at least happy to know that I had a chance

I needed someone uncomplicated

someone who wouldn’t potentially kill me for not wanting to get together

all day and tending to sick or injured students, so I was relieved to know that I likely wouldn’t have

Tiffany said in a sing-song voice after a student with a migraine finally left. “You

blushed. “We’re just friends. Besides,

working with him for two years and I’ve never seen him show interest in anyone… But you’re so cute,

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