#Chapter 62: Dark Creatures

Nina

A woman’s voice screamed for help from the forest. Enzo and I pulled away from each other, just as we were about to kiss for the second time that night. We looked at each other for a moment, the realization of the situation hitting us, before taking off toward the woods.

Could we not have one good night without people being injured or killed by werewolves?

“Stay here,” Enzo said just before we reached the woods. He stopped in his tracks and grabbed me by both shoulders, pushing me away from the entrance of the woods where students and locals often walked on the seemingly-safe nature trails.

I wrenched myself free and shook my head vigorously. Stay here? There was no way in hell I was letting Enzo go into the woods by himself. I would never forgive myself if something happened to him out there and I wasn’t there to help him. “No way!” I shouted, curling my hands up into fists. “I’m not letting you go alone.”

“Nina, it’s not safe–”

“I realize that, Enzo!” I said, stamping my foot angrily. “I’m going with you regardless!”

Enzo stared at me for a moment, a mixture of surprise and worry written across his face, before he sighed and nodded, straightening once more.” Alright,” he said, turning toward the trail that led into the forest and holding out his hand as the screams continued. “But stay close. Don’t let go of my hand.”

I took his hand and ran with him into the forest toward the source of the screams. It was frightening to run with such wild abandon in the forest, but I let Enzo lead the way; something in me told me to trust him to guide us as we ran, so I did.

the woman screamed again, this time much closer. We took a sharp right turn, leaping over tree roots

my hand and stepped forward while I stood paralyzed by

clawed desperately at the ground, sobbing and screaming uncontrollably

a growl on its own. The rogue looked up at him, the

also something oddly familiar about

to attack. I ran up to the woman and grabbed her hand, quickly helping her up and pulling her away from the

else

— as if it recognized me then turned on its

it going?” I asked, my voice shaking as I held the sobbing woman and rubbed

turned and stormed toward me, grabbing the woman from my arms and scooping her up, his eyes fixed

as you can,” he said sternly over the woman’s sobs.

“But I–”

listen to me, Nina,” Enzo said, his voice low and serious. “Please Just

could respond, the woman’s painful wails grew louder, and in the blink of an eye, Enzo and the woman were just… gone. The forest

I was too stubborn and determined to find out who that rogue was,

turning back to run home like Enzo told me to, I began to go in the direction that the rogue took. I carefully crept through

haphazardly through the woods

trail for nearly twenty minutes

in the middle of a clearing, staring up at the moon with its head tilted back. As I approached through the bushes, it heard me and jumped up, snarling. I felt my heart quicken as I cursed myself for being so stupid and not

some reason, I no longer

With each. step closer, I expected the rogue to suddenly jump up and attack

massive muzzle, it hardly

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