Chapter 0692

Nina

"Nina! Look at this."

My eyes locked onto the glinting silver strands that were pinched between Luke's fingers, almost sparkling in the sunlight. At first I simply gaped in confusion.

"Silver jewelry thread? It must have fallen off of Mila's blouse when she was here with Enzo," I said.

The very notion felt like a sword through my fracturing heart, twisting and plunging deeper. It was all beginning to make sense now... how long had he been lying to me?

I sank numbly onto the rumpled bed, putting my head in my hands as sobs began to wrack my frame. Enzo wrapped up in passion with another woman, while I was at home, pregnant, waiting for him...

I couldn't wrap my mind around the image no matter how I tried. And yet the proof mocked me all around this room. I could see it everywhere: the crumbled sheets, the indentations in the pillows, the used water glasses, and now the threads.

Mila had been here, with my husband, and now he was gone. Maybe I never stood a chance against her beauty.

"I can't believe he would do this to me, to us," I murmured through my sobs. "It doesn't make any sense.

"Oh, Nina..." Luke's voice came out stiff and choked. The mattress dipped a little bit as he sat down beside me, one hand gently grasping my shoulder. "We don't need to assume anything just yet. We don't know the full story."

I shook my head bitterly even as tears streamed down my cheeks.

"You saw the footage," I said. "He went with her willingly, Luke. Maybe.. maybe he just doesn't want me anymore." I pressed both palms to my swollen belly. "Maybe he doesn't want us..."

my face into Luke's sturdy chest, finally letting the anguish pour out of me. Enzo breaking our sacred bond. After all we had been through, he was threatening the family we had dreamed of, the family we had worked so hard

around me his quiet strength holding me together while I shook apart

on my sleeves. Luke studied me with stoic

just doesn't make sense," he said, staring off into

thin wires glinting on his calloused palm. Mila's delicate accessories.. that she must have torn free in their passionate throes together. I squeezed my eyes shut, fresh anguish searing through me. No, I couldn't let myself picture it, but it was too late.

But then, something happened.

searing, burning pain suddenly erupted on my arm. My

furiously. The spot where he had laid

eyes wide, shot to his feet. "I didn't mean to," he said, eyeing the

into anger now. "Certain of what?" hissed, still rubbing my

extended his hand. The thin silver strands were glimmering innocuously against his calloused palm. I furrowed my brow and leaned in,

"Pure silver?" I muttered.

gaze falling back down to his palm. "I had my suspicions, but I wasn't sure," he said softly. "But

still be jewelry

you seen a pure silver thread like this come loose from a necklace or a shirt?" he asked. "And besides, pure silver wouldn't just shred

made no sense, now that I thought of it.

said, standing and crossing to the window to

silver-threaded curtain tassels here. In fact, there was nothing in the room that could even come remotely close to resembling those threads. Not the sheets, not the

suddenly, Luke's eyes widened.

frowned. "What

Luke said thoughtfully. "And besides, it hasn't been unheard of in the supernatural realm, to use silver rope

slowly went wide as I took in Luke's words." So you're saying

he said. "It would have to be someone who knew exactly what he was. Someone who knows about his weaknesses, and who knows

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