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Enzo’s words landed like a bombshell, shattering the tense quiet and replacing it with a stunned, horrified silence.

Serena let out a strangled gasp of protest. Her eyes were wide with shock, horror, and a burgeoning guilt that threatened to consume her.

The very idea of anyone, let alone two people she had come to care for deeply, sacrificing such a fundamental part of themselves… a core aspect of their existence, for her sake was abhorrent and unthinkable.

How could she live with herself, knowing that their chance at happiness, at finding a love of their own, had been stripped away because of her?

Enzo could see her sorrow and the internal struggle that was evident in her expressive features. He felt compelled to clarify his previous statement in an attempt to soften the blow that had landed with such devastating force.

"This wouldn't be a complete loss of your emotional capacity," he began. "You would still be capable of experiencing love in its many forms – familial love, plat