Chapter 0524

Finally breaking the silence, Enzo looked at me with a grave expression. "Nina, we should talk about... the other scenario."

I felt a knot form in my stomach. "What other scenario?" I asked, even though I knew the answer perfectly well.

He hesitated, clearly choosing his words carefully. "Well, what if this pregnancy... doesn't work out in the end?"

His words hung in the air like a dark cloud, casting the room into further shadow. It was a possibility, a cruel and ugly possibility that I hadn't wanted to allow myself to think about. But hearing him say it out loud made it suddenly all too real.

"That's not going to happen," I said quickly, as if saying it with enough conviction would make it true.

"We don't know that," Enzo replied softly. "The symptoms you're experiencing, the history with your mother-"

want

deep, soul-wrenching love that made it even harder to look at him. "Nina,

realizing that

reaching across the bed to squeeze my hand. "It's a possibility. I think we should be prepared, and... maybe, if it does happen, try to look on the bright side. That we could always trying again." The room spun around me. Even just thinking about the possibility of this pregnancy failing made me feel detached, like I was struggling to keep my head above water. "Try again? You make it sound

want you to feel

stinging the corners of my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. "But what if it is?" I murmured, looking away. "What if I'm doomed to lose

me on the bed. "I think you're tired, and you're scared, and you're angry. But nothing is set in stone yet, okay? You

I muttered, brushing away a tear that had

worse, in sickness and

freely down my cheeks. "I'm scared, Enzo. I never thought I would be

pulling me into a tight embrace. "And I'm scared too. But we're in this together,

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