Chapter 0728

Nina

"Hold still."

I dabbed at Matt's bloody nose with an antiseptic wipe. He winced, but didn't pull away as I cleaned away the oozing blood to reveal raw, bruised skin.

"It's not broken," I said softly. "Just cut up real good."

"Fuck. I'm so sorry, Matt," Enzo, who was standing beside me with his fingers curled up in his hair, said. "I really didn't mean to 17

y.” Matt shot Enzo an understanding look. "It's alright. Shit happens."

"Hey." M

his bloody knuckles on his shirt

on was so shocking and

look in Enzo's eyes. Oh, the look. It was as if he had gone feral, like a wild dog. I don't know where his mind went during those moments, but it certainly wasn't here. He only seemed to come fully back

wary looks with me as Enzo wandered over to the door and stepped out

whispered now that we were

know." Matt swallowed and shook his head. "One second we were having fun sparring, and the next

"I'll talk to him later," I said softly. I turned to see Enzo pacing back and forth down the hallway, still clutching his hair. It was

that he was

he just... freaked out?"

of tea. Lori, Jessica and I were sitting in our favorite corner booth

The image of Matt's bloodied was still fresh in my mind, like the icing on top

ever since we came back," I said. "Which is no surprise,

coffee away from herself. "PTSD,

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