#Chapter 57: The Cumb

Enzo

I was awoken by the gunshot just seconds before James came running back to camp.

“Enzo!” he yelled. “Enzo! Nina’s in trouble! There’s something out there!”

I didn’t need to hear any more. I quickly unzipped my tent and ran out, having kept my clothes and shoes on in case of an emergency. Unfortunately, the other campers were also awoken by the gunshot, and were already coming out of their tents with panicked looks on their faces.

“What’s happening?” Jessica asked, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

I cursed to myself as I realized that I would have to wipe all of their memories of this night. I wasn’t nearly as good at it as Edward, but I had no choice. I couldn’t have them following

me out into the woods and potentially seeing a shifter, or worse; I couldn’t have them getting killed.

“Get back in your tents and go to sleep,” I said as I borrowed Fio’s power to daze the group all at once.

They all stopped moving in unison,

their eyes widening as they began

blinking slowly. I hadn’t used this ability in so long that I had forgotten how easy it was to daze humans; the fact that Nina couldn’t be dazed, even by Edward, was solid proof that she couldn’t possibly be entirely human.

“This was all just a dream,” I said.

up. Once I was certain that they were under

man who I couldn’t identify as

fully through the portal now aside from his arm, which was dragging Nina by the ankle. When she saw me, she reached for me, her teary eyes begging for help as her foot started to

grabbed her by the hand, yanking with all my might

a sobbing heap while

asked. Instead, I chose to keep watch through the window of my own tent to make sure she was okay. I had put a protective barrier around the camp

out of her tent in the morning, she didn’t look like she

the weirdest dream,” Lori said as she came out of her

“Me too,” Jessica replied.

slept like a baby,” Matt said as he emerged from his tent with a grin. I’d observed him on enough overnight hockey tournament trips to know that he was a heavy

Nina said, pulling her boots on. “I’m gonna go collect

sleep from their eyes. She didn’t seem to mind the company; surely, after what happened the night before, she wouldn’t push me

away

told you that I’d always protect

her lip as she bent down to pick up a piece of wood on the ground. She always

for a minute, but I had burning

guy, didn’t

asked.

nodding. “I did. I didn’t know he was a werewolf. He lied to me…

she met up with

him to begin with?” I asked, calming my

and found this guy on a forum he called himself K — who claimed to have proof that

“Like what?”

You’re all monsters. But I know now that he was the very monster

decided not to pry any further. Setting down my bundle of wood, I walked up to her and took the wood from her hands, then pulled her into a tight hug. Much to my surprise, she relaxed

said finally, pushing herself away from me and wiping her teary eyes with her sleeve. “I shouldn’t be acting like this, not with you and Lisa

“Nina, we’re not back together,” I replied. “When will you learn that I’m not interested in

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