Chapter 12 Last Words

• Vincenzo rose with absolute control, his movements calm and deliberate. His gaze swept over Vittoria’s body methodically, noting each injury with precision.
• Her left knee showed open bleeding. Her right forearm bore an extended, jagged cut. Her left shoulder revealed a deep wound, with signs of direct impact.
• He displayed no emotional reaction. He observed in silence, assessing her condition with clinical detachment, as if she were a variable to be controlled, nothing more than a factor in his next decision.