Chapter 0532

"Enzo, stop!" Matt's voice broke through my red haze, pulling me back to reality.

I turned, meeting Matt's eyes, the gravity of what I was about to do hitting me all at once. My hand loosened, my breaths coming out in ragged gulps. He pulled me aside, his grip firm on my arm.

I glanced back at the burglar, his eyes glaring daggers at me, blood trickling down his lip. And in that moment, I was flooded with the magnitude of my own failure. I had let the darkness take over, let it consume me, all because I was haunted by the ticking clock of 48 hours and the woman whose safety meant more to me than my own soul.

What had I done?

Matt's grip on my arm tightened as he pulled me out of the room, his eyes searching my face with an intensity that made me feel like I was standing under a spotlight.

"Enzo, what the hell was that?" he said, his voice tinged with incredulity and concern.

regain some semblance of control, my knuckles still aching

another room that we had turned into more of a break area. It was funny, knowing that Edward had once used this place for his weird and unethical experiments, and now there was

"Talk to me, Enzo. You're one

the dark liquid, a swirl of thoughts clouding my mind. "I wish

nearly knocked the guy out cold!" Matt exclaimed, his brows furrowing. "You were about

setting down the coffee cup.

"Different how?"

I say? How could I explain the knot of fear and frustration that had been festering

he asked. "Not a reason

Matt. And there's more. Nina's been having these... visions, for lack of a better word. Apparently, her mother had the same ones during her first pregnancy, and the baby was stillborn. I can't explain it, but it's like I'm walking on a razor's edge every single day.

looked at me, a wave of realization washing over his face. "And that's why you're

Nina in danger. And

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