#Chapter 77: The Half-Moon Tournament

Enzo

The very next afternoon following dropping Nina off at her dorm after the unceremonious dinner at my father’s house, my phone rang; it was my father Rolling my eyes, I picked it up.

“I just left,” I growled, still angry with him for everything he had said at dinner. “What do you want?”

“Hello to you, too,” he said in his usual condescending manner. “You need to come home.”

“Why?” I asked. “You gonna marry me off already?”

“Just Come home, Enzo,” my father said. He sounded almost as though he was holding himself back; as though someone else was there

I let out a sigh, nodding instinctively even though I knew he couldn’t see me “Alright,” I said. “I’ll be there soon”

I was sitting on my couch and

processing everything when he called me, so I reluctantly stood once I hung up and got dressed. A little while later, I stood outside my father’s house, my frown deepening as I saw an unfamiliar sports car in the driveway. I shoved my hands in my pockets and walked through the front door.

“That must be him,” I heard my father’s voice say from the dining room as I entered. Furrowing my brow as I wondered who he was talking to and why they needed me here, I approached the dining room.

My eyes widened when I saw who was there

at the table, aside from my father, were three

gestured for me

turned to me. “Enzo, you know Dean Cynthia and Ronan. This is Ronan’s

a shockingly large and muscular middle-aged man — around my father’s age with tanned skin, jet black

captured and tortured my son,” he said as I shook his hand. I felt my face get hot and

as Ronan continued to glare at me silently with an icy stare. “My son was acting out of line Scuffles

my gaze, his eyes flashing momentarily as

anything,” he

doesn’t know that you’re working with some mystery lady to

I’d like to keep

father said, breaking Ronan’s and my silent conversation. I hesitantly walked over to an open chair next to my father and sat down. “Now that we’re all here,” he continued, clasping his hands on the table,

official?” I asked, narrowing

it’s not the old ages anymore. We can’t just go killing each other with wild abandon, especially now that there are far more humans in the world than there used to be. Richard and I are businessmen, after all. It’s about

father nodded.

would put one at a great advantage ” He paused, clearing his throat. “Our grandfathers fought tooth and nail to decide who could lay claim over the town, but we believe so

raised my eyebrows and glanced over at Ronan again, who still sat silently across from me with his eyes fixed on mine “A

will it not raise any red flags for the human residents of Mountainview, it

the fate of the town? I stammered to come up with a response, but before I could, the dean – who had been

school’s founder, it’s my duty to watch over the school. A neutral zone, if you will. I

was at some sort of insane business meeting

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