#Chapter 398: These Quiet Moments

Nina As I watched Enzo walk away, his figure retreating down the hospital corridor, a pang of guilt gnawed at my insides. I knew that I had caused this rift between us with my impulsive decision to perform the Claiming ceremony on Jessica without consulting him. It wasn’t like me to keep secrets from Enzo, and it hurt to see him so perturbed. But at the same time, it also wasn’t like him to react like this. My mind kept flickering back to the bruises on his wrist earlier, and I couldn’t help but wonder if he was being entirely truthful with me. Was he projecting something onto me, maybe? I sighed and ran a hand through my hair, feeling the weight of the situation like a hundred pounds on my shoulders. But right now, my concern wasn’t whether or not he was keeping something from me; it was the fact that, if he was right about the risks of the Claiming ceremony, my baby could be in even more trouble. Enzo had every right to be concerned, especially since my actions coul