Chapter 278: The Final Stretch

Nina

I watched Selena walk away after promising to Claim her. The plan was to have the small Claiming ceremony on Saturday night, but I needed to confirm that she was telling the truth first. I decided that I would have to talk to Enzo about it.

After my exam, I went to meet Enzo in the hockey arena. When I walked in, he was in the midst of training the hockey team. I couldn’t help but smile as I walked over to the barricade and watched them do their drills on the ice. Seeing them doing what they loved again, just like old times, made me happy.

“Hey, Nina,” Enzo said, skating up to me when they took their break. He reached over the barricade and pulled me toward him, planting a kiss on my lips. He smelled like sweat from training so hard, but I liked the scent.

“I need to talk to you,” I said, lowering my voice. “I talked to Selena earlier.”

“Oh?” Enzo raised his eyebrows. I knew that he was still skeptical of Selena, and I didn’t blame him. But I was almost entirely certain that she was telling the truth; I just needed to confirm it somehow.

I nodded. “She told me something about the Luna. Something interesting… She said that the Luna created these genetically engineered rogues using her own blood, and that if the Luna were to die, then the rogues wouldn’t be able to survive either.”

Enzo’s eyebrows raised even further. “And how did you get this information?” he asked.

my face go red as I spoke. “I promised that I would

Enzo hissed, holding me firmly by both shoulders. “Are you

truth,” I insisted. “But maybe… Maybe

how ridiculous that sounds? Not only that,

spoke. “Listen, Enzo,” I replied, “I needed to do

help around here. The town is protected, and the Crescents have

my father?” I hissed. “He’s still in the Luna’s clutches. What about those poor people in the werewolf realm who have been suffering because of her

the hockey team had noticed our quarreling and were slowly beginning to gather

the bond between us is stronger than the bond that any regular human twins would have. I know she’s telling the truth. And I know that if we can just take down the Luna, this will be all over. Her genetically engineered rogues will die. My father will be released

Enzo just stared

you suggest?”

“We have our own little army. We can use the distraction

to look at Matt, then back at each

right,” I

when he was thinking deeply. “We could do it,” he finally said after some time. “We’ll need to plan, though. We can’t just storm the Alpha King’s mansion on a whim… But you’re right, Nina. Time is running out, and people are suffering because we’ve been dragging our feet and preparing for a battle that might be impossible

at me, and his soft brown eyes were wrought

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