#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 as

remembered. “Yeah,

lied, not wanting

interest I

said, reaching into his bag and pulling out a thin stack of papers. “I noticed that Enzo isn’t the

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

of the quad. “1 mean, our hockey team has always been the best of the best, usually because there’s always one player at a time who has these insane abilities.

to thinking, what

here? Like

something?”

the fact that I knew precisely that it wasn’t

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

Then,

and so

I stammered, looking at

think

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

I said yes

hardly sleep that

things swirling

was both depressed and

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

about my upcoming date with James, the studious

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a sweet smile.

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

something else to it, and now I

me

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to myself as 1 sat

had a chance with James. He was sweet and kind, and loved academia just like I did…

I needed someone uncomplicated

for not wanting to get together with him, if what K said

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

a student with a migraine finally left. “You and

just friends. Besides, how do

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

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