Chapter 0533

Nina

The ache of Enzo's ultimatum sat like a knot in my stomach, tightening every time I replayed our last conversation. It was as if a chasm had opened between us, one that neither of us knew how to bridge. We had spent the night on opposite sides of the bed, each of us too angry to move closer to one another.

Now, confused and frustrated, I found myself in Lori and Jessica's apartment the next morning, sitting on their plush cream-colored couch. They had only moved here a couple of months ago from the dorms, but it was already a long-term home for them, and it showed.

I glanced at Lori, who was sipping her herbal tea, and then at Jessica, who was perusing a magazine. My voice wavered as I broke the silence. "Guys, I need to talk to you."

Lori put her tea down, her eyes meeting mine. "What's going on, Nina?"

"It's Enzo. He..." I hesitated, trying to find the words. "He gave me an ultimatum. He wants me to go stay with my parents in the werewolf realm while I'm pregnant, or else he'll quit his job."

concern coloring their faces. "An ultimatum?" Jessica repeated, putting the magazine down.

"You're right: it's not. He said I have to make the choice within 48 hours, otherwise he'll make it for me. He'll quit his job and stay here

softened. "Nina, you know that Enzo never wants to do anything

bit of fire entering my voice. "I mean,

Nina. This is about your family-both you and the baby. And Enzo too. He's going to be

my head, feeling a little cornered once again. Was I really so damaged that even my own friends didn't trust me to take care of myself? "I understand that, Jess, but it's just not fair. I know

gaze distant as if seeing something I

over me

off as memories of the shadow entity flooded back in, and I shuddered. Lori and Jessica shot me

to see Enzo's point of view. He's just worried about his wife and his future child. Maybe his actions are a little

there, absorbing their words. They were right; they usually were. My own emotional chaos had blinded

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