Chapter 0502

"Another day, maybe," Luke said, matching my gaze. "We'll find him. I promise."

I nodded as I put the truck into drive. "I hope so," I murmured, veering out onto the road. "And when we do... I'm gonna kill him."

After dropping Luke off, I parked my truck in the driveway, its headlights casting long shadows that danced across the front lawn.

I sat there for a moment, staring at the house that had become my sanctuary. My thoughts lingered on Nina, on the baby, on all the what-ifs that chumed in my mind like the stormy sea. Despite everything Luke had said- truths I knew in my gut were right-I couldn't shake the uneasy feeling that gripped me.

Leaving Nina alone, especially now, felt like an insurmountable task. My hand hovered over the ignition, hesitating to turn it off. If I stepped out, if I walked through that door, I'd be one step closer to leaving her for a dream job that had been, up until this evening, exactly what I'd wanted.

Driven by instinct, I pulled out my phone and dialed Tim's number. The call went through, and I heard the familiar ringtone echo in the confines of the truck.

"Enzo! How's it going?" Tim's voice crackled through the speaker.

How are you guys?"

put you on FaceTime; the team

looking at a sea of faces-my would-be apprentices, all sweaty and out

it's Enzo!"

We miss you!" another voice chimed

was in view. "As you can see, you've made quite the impression. They're

joy of watching a team grow and evolve under my supervision-it was a dream I'd had for

asked, pulling me

was pregnant, that I couldn't take the job. But the words caught

I couldn't bring myself to let them

was just checking in," I finally managed to say. "I wanted to let everyone know

wait," Tim said, and the screen filled with a chorus

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