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Viviana's POV

I didn’t hear his footsteps at first.

All I heard was my own heartbeat, a painful, frantic thud beneath my palms as I crouched on the cold marble floor, trying to trap the pieces of myself before they scattered.

Then, I heard his voice, “Viv?”

He sounded warm, concerned, exactly what I hadn’t been ready for.

I flinched and looked up.

Vincenzo stood a few feet away, worry etched acro