#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.

I asked

jumped out of a second story window and sprinted halfway across the campus. The abilities he possessed as

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

disappointed sigh and turned to head back

can’t just let her walk

posted so many pictures of us.

bright red. “We don’t know how long she was there,” he said. “She might’ve

My eyes widened. “Shit.”

arm. “I’m gonna have to go in there and find her You

my mess and I won’t make you

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

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 path at the bottom. I followed Enzo

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

me and shook his head confusedly. “No,” he replied. ” Honestly, I didn’t

later,” I replied, furrowing my brow. If Enzo hadn’t healed my knee, then how had I woken up

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

“Thanks,” I whispered.

illuminated his features, his bulging muscles, the veins in his neck, his

him, because a smirk spread across his face along with something else… Something

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