Chapter 70: The Chase

Nina

The giant black wolf with glowing orange eyes stepped out from the shadows, baring its pointed white teeth.

It was the same wolf that nearly killed that woman on the night of the fair.

Enzo turned to face it, shielding me with his body as it slowly stalked toward us. I felt my heart leap into my throat as every fiber of my being screamed for me to run as fast as I could, but logically, I knew that it would catch me It wanted me. Not Enzo

“Stay here,” Enzo murmured to me, stepping forward and approaching the werewolf

I hesitated for a moment, but I knew I couldn’t just stand there and watch him fight alone My eyes darted around, looking for some sort of

weapon; a sharp stick, a large rock, anything.

Then, I watched in awe as Enzo shifted into his wolf form. It happened so quickly, nothing like the movies; instead of twisting limbs and crunching bones, he went from human to snarling wolf in the blink of an eye.

It was just like my dream. Enzo became a huge, silver wolf with red eyes, even bigger than the black world. I could feel my heart pounding in my chest as I watched the two werewolves circle each other, growling and snarling.

The black werewolf lunged at Enzo, but he was too quick. Enzo dodged and countered with a swipe of his massive paw. The black werewolf howled in pain as blood dripped from its shoulder.

mind raced. There was nothing I

a camera flash out of the corner of my

here? It didn’t matter, she had

continued to fight, I took off in the direction of the camera flash. My breath became ragged as I raced through the forest, willing my legs to push me faster Almost as if instinct

scraping against the ground as they continued to fight. I could hear Enzo’s fierce growls and the black werewolf’s desperate snarls. On top of that, I heard

caught sight of the back of her head. She wore a black hoodie and a hat, which flew off of

I yelled. “I don’t want to hurt

at the sound of my voice, but didn’t

tripped and fell down a ravine and the sound of bones crunching filled my ears, I wished she had stopped. I ran to the edge and

ravine Her neck was bent at an unnatural angle as her eyes stared lifelessly

She was dead.

chasing her with such wild

knees next to her. I checked for a pulse, praying with what

it was too

in my eyes and a

sorry, I’m so sorry,” I cried, my hands shaking as tears streamed down my cheeks. I never meant for this. I just wanted to stop her. I just wanted to take

It caught my

still worked; just as I expected as I clicked through the camera roll, it was full of pictures of Enzo and I, down to the very moment the black wolf and Enzo started fighting just a few milliseconds before I saw her and

last moments had been spent in fear. I walked back over to her body, tears still streaming down my face as I held the camera in my hands. She was young even — — younger than me, and had probably started this whole thing with no intention of any outcome

above returned my attention to the fight. Cursing once more, I slipped the camera strap around my neck and climbed back up the side of the ravine, using exposed roots and digging my fingers into the damp soil to

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