They scattered across the polished floor with soft thuds.
He didn't even notice.A deafening ringing filled his ears.
His heartbeat became painfully loud.
Then followed by Agony.
A searing pain exploded inside his chest.
It felt as though invisible claws had reached into his body and were tearing his heart apart.
His knees nearly buckled.His vision blurred.
For a terrifying moment, he thought he was dying.
Yet the voices continued.
The sounds from inside the room drifted through the door once more.
Each one felt like another blade being driven into his soul.
Every whispered word mocked the bond fate had chosen for him.
His breathing grew uneven.
His fists trembled violently at his sides.
He felt pain, Humiliation, Disbelief. and Rage.
Every emotion crashed together until he could no longer separate one from another.
Something inside him snapped.
Without realizing it, Enzo turned back toward the bedchamber.
His footsteps were slow. Heavy. And Deliberate.
