Chapter 203: Safety Net


    Matt, Lori, Jessica and I all nned out how we were going to separate “Eli” and “Sadie” so we could


    try to break the spell on Enzo. We had to be tactful about it, because if this really was Enzo and


    Selena, then Selena could easily leave with Enzo again and we would have no way of finding them.


    Finally, after a long time spent brainstorming and failing at how to go about this, Matt finally spoke up


    with onest idea.


    “Hey!” he said, suddenly sitting up straight in his chair as though a string was attached to the top of his


    head. “I just remembered that there’s supposed to be a party at one of the frat houses tomorrow night.


    I’m sure the new students — sorry, Enzo and Selena — will be there. If we can somehow manage to


    separate them at the party, then maybe Nina could have her chance to talk to Enzo privately and try to


    make him remember.”


    Matt’s idea made me smile a bit. “A party could be a good distraction,” I said. “People will be drinking,


    and there will be a lot going on. It could be easy to separate them in the chaos.”


    Of course, there would still be the matter of how to go about it; but there was no real way to n things


    out beforehand, as we had no way of knowing exactly how the party would go. All we knew for now


    was that we would stick together until Matt, Lori and Jessica managed to separate Enzo and Selena,


    and then I would take Enzo somewhere private and try to talk to him.


    For now, the n seemed doable.


    I only hoped that it would work, because if it didn’t and Selena found out our n… Then she would


    likely take Enzo away again. And she would take him away for good this time.


    …


    It wasn’t even mid-afternoon before the dean sent out a campus-wide text calling everyone to the


    auditorium for an announcement.


    As we all made our way there, I knew already what the dean was going to say: that the Fullmoons had


    left us here, without any real protection, to run off and disappear when people needed them the most.


    With Richard gone and Enzo currently unfit to take charge, Lewis seemed to have allowed this


    newfound power to go to his head. Part of me even wondered if he really was working with the


    Crescents, just like Myra suggested.


    But none of that mattered right now. I was confident that our n would work. And when it did, with


    Enzo’s help we would be able to distribute the antidote to our neighboring towns. After that, I was


    confident that we would be able to go to the Alpha King together as a team, where I would present


    myself to him as his missing daughter. With the Alpha King on our side after that, we were certain to


    stop the Crescents from wreaking more havoc. But for now, we just needed to focus on making Enzo


    remember everything.


    Lori, Jessica and I sat in the back of the auditorium while the rest of the students got settled. Finally,


    the dean came out on the stage and called for everyone’s attention.


    “Thank you all foring,” she said, looking around at the students with concern on her face. “I’ve


    called you here today to let you know that the Fullmoons will no longer be living on our campus. They


    have decided to return home.”


    The students began to murmur worriedly around us. My friends and I just looked at each other with


    frowns before looking back up at the dean.


    “I know you’re all scared,” the dean said, “but trust me when I say that our home is safe. You don’t have


    anything to worry about. The Crescents are dwindling in numbers as we speak, and it seems that their


    leaders have decided to retreat for now. Of course, there are still many rogues roaming the


    countryside, as I’m sure you’re all aware… But I believe that with a strict curfew and a ban on outside


    travel, we can be safe here and Mountainview can slowly return to normal.”


    “A curfew?” I whispered, looking over at Lori and Jessica. Was the dean serious? A curfew was really


    meant to protect us from the rogues?


    Jessica simply squeezed my leg. “Don’t forget about the antidote,” she whispered. “I guess, as the New


    Peacekeepers, we will be handling this ourselves.”


    Jessica was right. At the very least, the antidote was finished; we just needed to test it and get it ready


    before another rogue outbreak began. Not only that, but we needed to get the Alpha King’s help as


    well.


    When the assembly ended, my friends and I began walking back to our dorm. I didn’t see Enzo or


    Selena anywhere at the assembly or on the way home, which was a bit concerning and made me


    wonder if they had decided to return to the werewolf realm after all.


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    My anxiety kept me glued to my window for the remainder of the evening. I kept my eyes glued to the


    parking lot in fear of them truly being gone… But finally, long after the sun had gone down, I heard the


    distant rumbling of a motorcycle through my open window. I bolted up from my desk and ran over to


    look out, a sense of relief washing over me as I saw the two of them pulling into a spot. Selena hopped


    off of the motorcycle and pulled her helmet off. Enzo got off behind her and followed her to his dorm.


    Even though he looked nothing like himself, I knew that Enzo was in there. I could see it in the way he


    walked, the way that he fluidly kicked out his kickstand on his bike and tucked his helmet under his


    arm. Enzo was here; I was sure of it. I just had to coax him out.


    Selena, thankfully, didn’t see me as I continued to stare through the window, unable to tear my eyes


    away from Enzo. I didn’t want to look away for even one second, because the longer I looked at him,


    the more I could see his true appearance… And part of me wanted to burn his image into my mind out


    of the fear of the two of them leaving in the morning. If I never saw him again in the flesh, then I wanted


    to at least be able to see him when I closed my eyes; that was all I could hope for at this point.


    I watched, blinking back tears, as the two of them walked up to Enzo’s dorm building. Selena swung


    the door open and strutted in; Enzo went to follow her, but just before he disappeared inside, he


    stopped in the doorway with his hand on the door and froze.


    I felt my heart catch in my throat as he slowly looked over his shoulder… And his eyes locked with


    mine.


    Even from this distance, I knew that he saw me. And his gaze was so, so sad.


    Enzo was in there somewhere, begging to be let out. I just needed to free him