Nina I woke up to the sound of thunder and howling wind in a dark bedroom that was not my own. Where was I? I slowly sat up, peering through the cracked door that led to another room. I could make out the silhouette of a man on the couch. He was watching a scary movie on the TV. It sounded like
“I’ll take you home when you’re able to walk without collapsing,” Enzo replied, his words immediately followed by a sudden crash of thunder that made the TV flicker. “Also, there’s a typhoon.” I shuddered and pulled my knees up to my chest. Wordlessly, Enzo stood and grabbed a throw blanket from a
Nina When I got home, Jessica and Lori were both furious. “Where were you!” Jessica yelled as soon as I walked in the door. I didn’t even have a chance to hang my jacket up. “You totally ditched us,” Lori chimed in, folding her arms across her chest. “We thought you got kidnapped or something. Th
“Uh… hey,” I said nervously with a little wave when I realized that she was indeed headed straight for me. “Hey, bitch,” she growled, not hesitating for a second before her hand flew forward and grabbed one of my braids, yanking me toward her. “Ow!” I yelped, trying to wrench my hair free from her
Nina I didn’t want to admit it, but I was relieved that Enzo was here. I accepted his offer to drive me home and followed him out to the police station parking lot. As we walked out to the parking lot, my stomach audibly growled. I had forgotten how hungry I was due to the fight, but now that my a
“What’s your major, anyway?” I asked. “Business management,” he replied, rolling his eyes. “As requested by my dad.” I raised my eyebrows. I had heard rumors that Enzo’s dad was a CEO of some foreign company, but I didn’t know that Enzo was connected to it in any way. I supposed it made sense, but
Nina After Enzo dropped me off, I went upstairs and went straight to bed. That night, I had dreams about Enzo. In the dreams, he wasn’t just a human -- but a huge wolf with silver fur and red eyes. I sat on his back while he walked through the forest, my fingers tangled in his fur. Something about
“I’ll be leaving in a few minutes for a performance review with the dean,” she said, rubbing her eyes. She looked like she was up late the night before, too. “Think you’ll be okay in here without me if any students come in?” “No problem,” I replied with a smile. By this point, I had been working he