NinaAs I came to a painful stop at the bottom of the steps, the battle around me continued to rage on. Luke fell beside me, motionless after his tumble down the stairs. I slowly pushed myself up to my hands and knees and looked up to see that the Luna was walking toward me.And behind her, Lori and
NinaThe Luna held her ghostly pale hand out to me with the promise of letting my friends and the town of Mountainview survive so long as I agreed to become her puppet. I reached out to take it despite the fact that everything in me was telling me not to do it; but I had to try to save my friends. I
NinaWhy wasn’t I dying yet?Selena had died at the Luna’s hands. The prophecy foretold that one twin must not live without the other… But I felt fine. Selena was dead, and I was still standing. I looked up at Enzo, who looked back down at me with an equal amount of surprise, confusion, and joy.Sud
NinaI planned to talk to my father the next day, when I was feeling better. But for now, it was late and I needed to rest.Once my father left, Enzo relaxed beside me. He seemed a bit territorial after everything that had happened, and I didn’t blame him. But at the same time, it made me wonder if
NinaThe next morning, I finally met with my father for the first time. Not in a state of dire stress or danger, but instead…Breakfast.Enzo and I walked into the large dining room together to see a long chestnut table, at one end of which was a stunning array of fragrant breakfast foods, brightly
NinaThe next morning, Enzo and I woke early to go to my sister’s funeral.The Luna had no funeral. I couldn’t decide if that made me feel good or bad, though. It seemed as though she had no real family, no one who cared that she had died. Even my father seemed completely unfazed by her death, and s
Nina“Let’s go for a walk,” I said to Enzo. I nodded my head toward the forest, past where the groundskeeper was filling in my twin sister’s grave with moist dirt. Over our heads, the wind was howling fiercely and the sky was darkening at a rapid rate while a freezing, sharp rain was beginning to fa
NinaWhen I looked up at the full moon peeking out from behind the clouds, I felt an overwhelming urge to shift. Even though we had somehow been standing in that spot for hours without realizing it, I wasn’t ready to go inside just yet. I still had a decision to make: would I return to Mountainview