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
Nina“I’ve made my decision,” I said as I stood in front of my father.We were in my father’s study, which was lit by a few small lamps and a fire in the fireplace. My father was seated in a tufted armchair by the fire and leaned forward with his elbows on his knees, staring solemnly into the fire.
NinaWhen we came out on the other side of the portal, we found ourselves standing in the middle of the athletic field where we had last gone through. The campus was alive with activity, and I could see students rushing around as they packed up their vehicles to go home for winter break.The war was
NinaEven though most of the students went home to their families, I decided to stay on campus with my friends for winter break. I still wanted to work on the antidote every chance I had, just in case it would be needed to finish taking down the Crescents. At least, that was what I told myself and e
Enzo When Nina and I went to my father’s abandoned home, there was something I didn’t tell her. In fact, there was something that I didn’t tell her about when we were staying with the Alpha King in the werewolf realm. As soon as Nina and I marked each other, I knew that I needed to marry her.
Nina The music was loud around us, and the firelight cast shadows of my dancing friends on the walls of the cabins. We were all thoroughly drunk, and for the first time in a long time, I was glad to be. Smiling, I stood up on my tiptoes and kissed Enzo, and when our lips parted he cupped my cheek