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 from

of the makeshift interrogation room, toward 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 a coffee machine and

two cups of what passed for coffee, handing one to me. "Talk to me, Enzo. You're one of the most level-headed guys I know. This isn't like

thoughts clouding

his brows furrowing.

I sighed, setting down the coffee cup. "It's just... things are

"Different how?"

of fear and frustration that had been festering in my

he asked. "Not a reason to

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

why you're on edge,

Nina in danger. And if that means I have to resort to more aggressive methods

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