#Chapter 331: Confronting the Truth

Nina The air felt thick with tension, laden with unspoken words that hovered between us like a brewing storm. Enzo looked at me, his usually warm brown eyes now clouded with a kind of unknowable perplexity, as if he sensed the seismic shift that was about to rock our world. “Nina, what is it you’re not telling me?” he asked, his voice filled with worry. “You’ve been distant all night.” I avoided his gaze, focusing instead on standing and scooping my nightgown up off of the floor. I slipped it on over my head, then paused, feeling Enzo’s eyes on me. “Enzo,” I finally started, my voice shaky despite the tidal wave of emotions that I was fighting so hard to control. “I have something to tell you, something... significant.” His eyes widened, locking onto mine, as if hoping to extract the truth through sheer force of will. “You’re scaring me a little here, Nina. What’s going on?” With a deep breath, I let it out, the words tumbling out of my mouth faster than