Chapter 0576

As I waited my turn, I couldn't help but notice the other travelers around me. Families saying goodbye, friends sharing one last laugh, lovers holding onto each other before the inevitable separation.

It was a reminder that, even though I often felt worlds apart from the rest of humanity, we were the same; despite what existed in my blood, I was still human to my core.

When it was finally my turn to pass through security, I turned to steal one last glimpse at Enzo. He was still standing by the entrance, watching me with a mix of worry and something else I couldn't quite read. Our eyes met, and I offered him another tiny wave.

"I love you," I mouthed, blowing him a kiss. He smirked, lifting his hand to catch the kiss. I couldn't help but giggle a bit as he pretended to put it in his pocket.

And then, just like that, he was gone. I watched his form fade through the double doors, and then he was out of sight.

going home, but it felt different. I wasn't just heading home after a vacation; I was rushing home in the wake of something

sky, I felt my anxieties rise along with the giant metal bird. The city below

firmly as though that

child, or perhaps something far worse. Maybe that possibility was something that I would have to come to terms with. "Excuse me," a voice said from beside me, breaking me out of my deep train of

sitting beside me, her brown eyes shining from behind her

smiled, pausing for a moment as though choosing her words carefully, before she pointed at my belly. "Are

who hesitated for a moment, swallowing, before I

lit up. "Oh, how wonderful," she cooed, clasping her hands together. "I could sense it

an eyebrow,

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