Nina
With one last teary-eyed look at my friends, Enzo took my hand and we stepped through the portal together.
When we came out on the other side, we were in a different place than before. I still hadn’t perfected my portal skills, and so I had no way of knowing where exactly a portal that I made would open to. This time, we weren’t even in the forest.
In fact, as I looked around with confusion, I saw that we seemed to be on the outskirts of a town.
“Where are we?” I asked, glancing around at our surroundings with my eyebrows scrunched together. “This isn’t the forest.”
Enzo looked around as well. “I know this town,” he said. “But… It’s several hours away from the Alpha King’s mansion. Even longer on foot.”
I felt anger begin to bubble up inside of me, and I cursed annoyedly. This w
