Chapter 0733

Nina

"Ouch. Shit."

Matt winced as I dabbed at his bloody nose. He must have burst a small blood vessel during the training, because he had suddenly begun gushing out of nowhere. And although he was on the mend following Enzo's outburst the other day, he was clearly still in a good amount of pain.

"Sorry. I'm almost done," I said gently as I worked.

"Take your time." Matt swallowed and gripped the edge of the wooden stool he was sitting on. Here, perched on the stool with me standing in front of him, we were eye level-maybe even for the first time since we had met. "Hey," he said as I worked on his nose. "Can I ask you something?"

"Sure. What's up?"

Matt paused before continuing. "You and Enzo... How are you guys doing?"

I stopped dabbing at his bloody nose and leaned back to look at him. "Are you referring to-"

notice that you

as Matt nodded, and I tossed some of the bloodied tissues into the nearby trash

admitted slowly. "That place-Mila's so-called 'palace'- was a living nightmare. Enzo

his nose. "I tried talking to him during the run, but

Mila dead, how he

softly.

that the baby has made him more protective, more... aggressive. Maybe, being in that situation,

vision. I quickly turned away and bit

then, Matt's hand shot out and covered mine.

and his eyes

want you to know that I'm here for you," he said. "Both of you. I'm your friend. And if you

really, we're fine," I said. "I know what you're thinking, about Enzo's anger outbursts. But he

slowly and released my hand, leaning back. "Good. I just had to

Matt's words made me smile a bit, and I leaned forward and hugged him. He stiffened for

stood and returned to the

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