“Can you tell us at all about this place, Frank?” I asked, feeling unreasonably confident.Frank froze. I felt Enzo’s hand tighten on my leg beneath the table, but I wasn’t afraid. Frank, just like everyone else around here, was just a normal working man. In fact, he had done nothing except prove th
NinaMy eyes widened even more as the old man’s words echoed in my head.“No one needs to die. You can fight the dark sister without anyone getting hurt.”“How… How did you…” I began to stutter, but before I could get anything coherent out of my mouth, the old man suddenly slapped a wad of money dow
“Thanks, Frank,” I said, managing a weak smile. “We really appreciate your help.”“Yup.” Enzo reached into his pocket and pulled out his wallet, then rifled through it for some cash and held the wad out to Frank. “Here,” he said. “For the gas and the food.”Frank chuckled again, like more iron poke
NinaEnzo and I walked for a long time after that. Frank said that it would only be an hour by foot, but it felt much longer. Maybe it was just my own perception of time getting the best of me; after all, as the sky began to darken it started to feel more ominous in the misty woods, and so every sec
Enzo slowly reached over, his hand sliding on top of mine. He nodded his head in the opposite direction, indicating for us to run. I nodded in response, and began to mentally prepare myself for what could be the most harrowing chase of my life.But then…The rogues kept moving. They didn’t seem to s
NinaEnzo and I walked for a while longer after that. The rain only kept getting heavier, making me wish that I had thought to bring some sort of protection against getting soaked, but as the tall pointed roofs of the mansion eventually came into view over the treetops I realized that we might not b
Maybe Enzo was right. Maybe we would have to wait and come back when they relaxed their security. Either that, or we would have to wait for Selena to come to us, assuming she hadn’t given up on trying to make Enzo her mate.However, as I crouched behind the bushes and chewed my lip nervously, I sudd
NinaSomehow, I managed to daze all of the guards at once.But Enzo and I didn’t have time to stand around and try to figure out how I did it. There was no knowing exactly how long this spell of mine would last, and for all we knew Selena had already been alerted to our location. We seemed to have a