#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.

in a daze and climbed inside while everyone else slowly zipped their tents back up. Once I was certain that they were under my spell, I cursed to myself once again

She was fighting with all of her might against a man who I couldn’t identify as he tried to drag her through an

even faster. He was 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

the hand, yanking with all my might and freeing her from the

on top of me in a sobbing

to stay with her, although I would have if she had asked. Instead, I chose to keep watch through the window of my own tent to make sure she was

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

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

“Me too,” Jessica replied.

grin. I’d observed him on enough overnight hockey tournament trips to know that he was a heavy sleeper. I couldn’t help but smirk

on. “I’m gonna go collect

everyone else was still rubbing the sleep from their eyes. She didn’t seem to mind the company; surely, after what happened the night before, she wouldn’t

said quietly once we were far enough away from the

told you that I’d always protect

she bent down to pick up a piece of wood on the ground. She

but

knew that guy, didn’t you?”

asked.

“I did. I didn’t know he was a werewolf. He lied to me… serves me right for meeting strangers on

was the guy Luke said she met up with in

asked, calming my

looked almost embarrassed while she answered. “When you first told me you were a werewolf, I didn’t believe you,” she said. “So I did research and found this guy on a forum he called himself K — who claimed to have proof

“Like what?”

all monsters. But I know now that he was

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

me and wiping her teary eyes with her sleeve. “I shouldn’t be acting like this, not with you

let out a sigh. “Nina, we’re not back together,” I replied. “When will you

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