#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.

not

I had

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

more proof that Lycans were real,

of the quad. “1 mean, our hockey team has always been the

thinking, what if there’s

here? Like drugs

something?”

fact that I knew precisely

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 brain trying

you have a chance,” James said. ” Then, I was hoping… Would you wanna

and so

stammered,

“I think

relief and tousled his blonde hair. ” Cool,” he

I said yes

could hardly sleep

things swirling

was both depressed and

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

upcoming date with James, the studious

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a sweet smile.

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

to be something else to it, and now

but she didn’t come over to harass me again — probably because she was already satisfied to be back together with Enzo and didn’t have to bully

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as 1 sat

I was at least happy to know that I had a chance with James. He was sweet and kind, and loved academia just like I did… And there was nothing complicated about

I needed someone uncomplicated

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

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

student with a migraine finally

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

him for two years and

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