#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

asked

course I remembered.

not

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 thought you’d find

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

on the hockey team,” James said, stopping next to the large fountain in the middle of the quad. “1

to thinking, what if

conspiracy here?

something?”

fact that I knew precisely

up from the papers to see James smiling down 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

Then, I was

and

I stammered, looking at

“I think

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

I said yes

hardly sleep that night

things swirling around

both depressed and relieved

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

was also excited about my upcoming date with

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a sweet smile.

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

to it, and

me a dirty look when I entered the lecture hall, but she didn’t come over to harass me again — probably

*5 BONUS

thought to myself as 1 sat down. She

a chance with James. He

I needed someone uncomplicated

kill me for not wanting to

be working in the office all day and tending to sick or

after a student with a migraine

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

years and I’ve never

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