#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

my father, were three people the dean, a man I didn’t

stood and gestured for me to come

son, Enzo,” he said, then turned to me. “Enzo, you know Dean Cynthia and Ronan. This is Ronan’s father, Marcus.

man — around my father’s age with tanned skin, jet black hair, and striking blue eyes, stood and held his hand out

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

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

gaze, his eyes flashing momentarily as his

he said.

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

And I’d like to

Ronan’s and my silent conversation. I hesitantly walked over to an open chair next to my father and sat

official?” I

not the old ages anymore. We can’t just go killing each other with wild abandon, especially

father nodded. “The town

point of contention for over a hundred years. Since it’s right on the border between the werewolf realm and the human realm, having roots there 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

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

fun to decide things this way, don’t you think?” he said. “Not only will it not raise any red flags for the

town? I stammered to come up with a response, but before I could, the dean

students to worry about,” she said. “As a hybrid and the granddaughter of the school’s founder, it’s my duty to watch over the school. A neutral zone, if you will. I don’t want any bloodshed on my

I felt as though I was at some sort of insane business meeting between a bunch of CEOS, not werewolves whose

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