#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 as we

I remembered. “Yeah,

I lied, not wanting to

I

looking at some old records,” James said, reaching into his 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 interesting.” novelxo.com fast

papers, which I took with wide eyes. Was this more proof that Lycans

even more interesting is that they’ve all been on the hockey team,” James said, stopping next to the large 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

thinking, what if there’s

of conspiracy here?

something?”

knew precisely that it wasn’t

amber light from the streetlamps, his face looked even softer and sweeter. Part of me wanted to kiss

when you have a chance,” James said. ” Then, I was hoping… Would you wanna meet up again? To talk about

and

I stammered, looking

think I’d like

out a sigh that sounded like relief and tousled his blonde hair. ” Cool,” he said

I said yes

sleep that

things swirling around

depressed and relieved

while it 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 sight and I could just be done with this strange supernatural world for good. I’d happily pretend that none of

excited about my upcoming date with James, the studious boy

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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

had to be something else to it, and now I was determined to

morning, I went to class, Lisa gave me a dirty look when I entered the lecture hall, but she didn’t come over to harass me

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thought to myself as 1 sat down. She can

had a chance with James. He was

I needed someone uncomplicated

someone who wouldn’t potentially kill me for not wanting to get together with him, if

working in the office all day and tending to sick or injured students, so I was relieved to know

a student with a migraine finally

“We’re just friends. Besides, how do you

chest. “You know, I’ve been working with him for two years and I’ve never

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