#Chapter 69: Big Bad Wolf

Nina

I relaxed into Enzo’s arms, the feeling of his warmth and the smell of his leather jacket calming me immensely.

Click.

We both jumped as we heard the sound of a camera shutter clicking from my window. I stared with wide eyes while Enzo whirled around and ran to the window, shouting into the darkness.

“Get back here!” he yelled. “Who are you?!”

Before I could stop him, I watched in awe as Enzo jumped out of the window. I ran over, my heart leaping into my throat as I expected to see his body splayed out on the ground below, only to see him sprinting across the quad.

I had to follow him.

I sprinted from my room and out of my dorm, running down the hall and practically flying down the stairs. I burst out of the lobby into the cold autumn night air and ran in the direction that Enzo was headed.

“Wait! Enzo!” I called, willing my legs to pump faster as I tried to catch up with him. The wind whistled in my ears the faster I ran, my hair billowing behind me like a sail and coming loose from its braids. I didn’t know how I was able to run so fast, but somehow, I managed to catch up with Enzo just as he reached the edge of the woods.

I stopped beside him, panting, doubled over with my hands on my knees from my mad sprint.

them?” I

the fact that he had just jumped out of a second story window and sprinted

replied. “They had their face and hair covered. I think it might’ve been

to head back to the dorms, but Enzo grabbed my arm and

let her walk

already posted so many pictures of

looked ahead into the forest, his eyes glowing bright red. “We don’t know how long she was

My eyes widened. “Shit.”

right,” Enzo said, releasing his grip from my arm. “I’m gonna have to go in there and find her You can go back

“I’m going with you. This is my mess and I won’t make you clean it

his mouth as if he was going to say something, but then snapped it shut

search. “Her scent is leading this way, I think,” he said, his eyes glowing red in the dark. He motioned for me to follow with his head. We quietly made our way down the side of a small hill, taking care to avoid tripping over tree roots and rocks, then came out on a hiking

the way,” I whispered as we walked, “I forgot to mention this, but…. Did you heal

“No,” he replied. ” Honestly, I didn’t really think of it. I was a little out of it myself after hitting my

explain later,” I replied, furrowing my brow. If Enzo hadn’t healed my knee,

forward.

“Thanks,” I whispered.

his features, his bulging muscles, the veins in his neck, his strong jawline… Something about being in the

must have seen me staring at him, because a smirk spread across

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