Chapter 202 Breakthrough


    I searched high and low through the cabins in the hopes of finding some sort of lead on where Luke


    was, but unfortunately there was nothing. It seemed that the Fullmoons cleaned up every scrap, every


    little thing that would have indicated that they were even living here to begin with, and now they were


    gone.


    I just hoped that Luke was okay. Hopefully, Myra or one of the others who didn’t agree with Lewis


    managed to set him free. I had to let that hope be the thing to keep me going for now, because I had a


    lot to do.


    As I made my way back to the campus, I decided to head over to the infirmary to try onest time to


    finish the antidote.


    And, unexpectedly, my friends were already there. When I arrived, Lori, Jessica, and Matt were all


    standing outside, waiting for me.


    “We were just looking for you,” Lori said as I approached. “Where were you?”


    “I just walked out to the cabins,” I replied as I unlocked the door. “It looks like the Fullmoons are already


    gone.”


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    My friends’ eyes all widened. “What?” Matt asked, his voice sounding disbelieving. “Seriously? They


    just up and left?”


    I nodded as I walked into the infirmary and flicked on the lights. When I exined what Myra had told


    me thest time I talked to her, my friends were in an even greater state of disbelief. It really did seem


    as though Lewis fully nned on taking over as the Fullmoon Alpha, and there was no knowing exactly


    where they went.


    But, on the bright side, the antidote was almostplete.


    Matt, Lori, and Jessica all watched with bated breath a little whileter as I dropped thest chemical


    into the solution. This was the final moment — the secret ingredient. I had found the name of the


    compound jotted down on a scrap of paper, shoved into the back of one of Tiffany’s drawers. There


    was no way of knowing whether it would work based on a single sticky note, but I had to try.


    All four of us went silent as I dropped thepound into the solution.


    It fizzed at first. My eyes widened as the solution began to turn ck, and I took a step backwards,


    afraid of whatever I had just mixed.


    But then, slowly… The solution turned a bright, glowing shade of blue.


    “Holy shit,” Jessica whispered. “Nina… I think you did it.”


    I couldn’t help it. A wild, ecstatic yell escaped my mouth and I jumped up and down, grinning from ear


    to ear. My friends joined me, high-fiving me and congratting me on my breakthrough. Of course,


    there was still the question of how we would test it, but I was almostpletely certain that I had


    replicated the antidote.


    After we tested it, we would only have to produce more, and then we could distribute it and save our


    neighbors from being stuck as rogues forever.


    But that wasn’t the only thing on my mind. As I bottled up the antidote and put it away safely for testing,


    my smile eventually fell. I knew I needed to tell my friends about Selena and Enzo; I just hoped that


    they believed me and that they wouldn’t me my headspace on the fumes from trying to make the


    antidote.


    “Guys,” I said, turning around to face them once the antidote was tucked away neatly in a cab, “I


    need to talk to you about something. You’re gonna think I’m just being crazy, but I really need you to


    listen to me.”


    My friends’ brows furrowed. But then, suddenly, Matt spoke up.


    “If it’s about the new students, I think I know what you’re gonna say,” he said, causing us all to turn and


    look at him. He paused then and cleared his throat before speaking again. “I think they’re werewolves. I


    picked up their scents at the dance and I’m pretty certain they’re not human.”


    I swallowed, feeling at least somewhat relieved that one of my friends seemed to have some


    information on them. But that wasn’t everything.


    “It’s not only that,” I said, looking at Lori and Jessica now. My two friends stared back at me with


    knowing looks on their faces; they knew what I was about to say next. “I think it’s Selena and Enzo in


    disguise. And before you call me crazy, just hear me out: every time I look at either of them for more


    than just a few moments, I swear they shift in appearance. I’ve seen it too many times now for it to just


    be a coincidence. And furthermore, they’re staying in Enzo’s dorm and they were riding Enzo’s


    motorcycle today. Plenty of other students saw it; not just me.”


    Lori and Jessica both furrowed their brows, as did Matt. “If Selena and Enzo were here in some sort of


    disguise or whatever, then why wouldn’t Enzo at leaste and talk to us?” Jessica asked.


    I shook my head. “I think she did something to Enzo to make him forget all of us. But I swear that if I


    can just get a few minutes alone with him, I can make him remember. Justst night, I ran into him and


    he said that I was familiar. Selena — Sadie — saw us, however, and ended our interaction. But I was


    certain that he was already beginning to remember just by talking to me for a minute.”


    My friends were all silent. I felt my heart race as I looked at all of them, expecting them to say that I


    was just seeing things again, or that I needed help.


    But, much to my surprise, Matt suddenly spoke up again. And what he said blew my mind.


    “I believe you,” he said quietly as he stared at the floor. “I… I’ve seen it, too. The night that they came


    to the hockey game, I looked up in the VIP box and I made eye contact with the new guy, and I really


    thought he looked just like Enzo for a moment. It was quick, but I haven’t gotten over it. I didn’t wanna


    say anything, though, because I thought you guys would think I’m crazy.”


    I felt a sense of immense relief wash over me at Matt’s words. At least I had one person on my side.


    Now, I just needed to know that Lori and Jessica believe me, too.


    Both of them were silent for a long time. I waited to see what they had to say, but my heart was in my


    throat the entire time, and I was certain that they wouldn’t believe me.


    Finally, Jessica spoke.


    “I don’t know…” she mumbled, shaking her head as she stared at the floor. “It sounds nuts, but… If


    both of you really think you saw it, then I’ll take your word for it.” She nced up at Lori then, who was


    still silent. But, nheless, Lori quietly nodded in agreement.


    “So… You believe me?” I whispered.


    All three of my friends nodded. I felt as though a huge weight was lifted off of my chest in that moment,


    and although I wanted to jump up and down in joy, I knew that there was still a lot of work to do.


    Of course, we still needed to find Luke and find a volunteer to test out the antidote. But first, we needed


    Enzo back in his right state of mind… And we needed toe up with a n to make him remember