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Finally, emerging from the shadows and smoke, Giovanni and Luca appeared, carrying Rocco between them. His figure was unconscious, the heavy body in the arms of the brothers. Sofia ran towards them, her heart tight with worry.

“Where is Vittorio?” she asked immediately, her eyes searching for an answer in Giovanni and Luca's tired faces.

Giovanni lowered his eyes, the expression grim. “We couldn't find him.”

The news hit Sofia like a punch to the stomach. ...