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#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

course I remembered. “Yeah,

I lied, not wanting to

I had in

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

Was this more proof that Lycans were real, and that they had

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

what if

conspiracy here? Like

something?”

fact that I knew precisely that it wasn’t drugs as

at me. In the soft amber light 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 I knew that that was just my brain trying to comfort itself after seeing that Lisa and Enzo were back

said. ” Then, I was hoping… Would you wanna meet up again? To talk about the

and so did

stammered, looking

“I think I’d

Cool,”

I said yes

could hardly sleep that night

swirling around my

both depressed

because 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

was also excited about my upcoming date with James, the

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a sweet smile.

was most fascinated by 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 hockey so important here that there would always be a Lycan on

it,

come over to harass me again — probably because she was already satisfied to be

*5 BONUS

as 1 sat down. She can

that I had a chance with James. He was

I needed someone uncomplicated

kill me for not wanting to get together with him, if

had to go to work with Tiffany. We were supposed to be working in the office all day and tending to sick or injured students, so I was relieved

after a student with a migraine finally left. “You and

friends. Besides, how do you know

said playfully, folding her arms across her chest. “You know, I’ve been working with him for two years and I’ve never seen him show interest in anyone… But you’re so cute, so I can see how he couldn’t resist