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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-"

cut him off. "I don't want to consider

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

that he was

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 so easy. Like we're talking about attempting to bake a cake again because the first

meant. I just don't want you to

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

to 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 just need to be

for you to say," I muttered, brushing away a tear that had managed to

my face, forcing me to look into his eyes. "Nina, do you remember our vows? For better or worse, in

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, and we'll face whatever comes our way. I promise you,