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-"

mean... I can't help but notice that you two seem to

I

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

letting me continue to work on his nose. "I tried talking to him during the run, but he

talking about how he wants Mila dead, how he won't rest until she is. But I think he's just gonna

sighed softly. "That's unlike

more protective,

my vision. I quickly

then, Matt's hand shot

him, and his eyes were

of you. I'm your friend. And if you want me to talk to Enzo, if you need

know

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

hugged him. He stiffened for a moment, then hugged me back gently for a moment before

and returned to the others. I watched him go,

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