#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.

see them?” I asked

of a second story window and sprinted halfway across

their face and hair covered. I think it might’ve been a woman, but I’m not entirely

head back to the dorms, but Enzo grabbed

her walk

posted so many pictures of us.

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

My eyes widened. “Shit.”

gonna have to go in there and find her You

is my mess and I won’t make you

if he was going to say something, but then snapped it shut and simply nodded instead. “Alright,” he said

tripping over tree roots and rocks, then came out on a hiking path at the bottom. I followed Enzo to the right, relying on his werewolf abilities to help lead the way. I didn’t want to use my phone flashlight in case it would give away our location

way,” I whispered as we walked, “I forgot to mention

his head confusedly. “No,” he replied. ” Honestly, I didn’t really think of

hadn’t healed my knee, then how had I woken

and I felt myself pitching forward. Enzo’s arms shot out and caught me, lifting me over the log before I fell. I felt my

“Thanks,” I whispered.

the moon came out from behind a cloud and illuminated his features, his bulging muscles, the veins in his neck, his strong jawline… Something about being in the dark forest

me staring at him, because a smirk spread across his face along with

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