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Vincenzo's POV

The hospital at night felt different somehow, brighter, harsher, like there was nowhere for fear to hide.

We had barely stopped the car before the emergency staff rushed out with a stretcher. I handed Silvia over, but my hands resisted letting go.

“She took sleeping pills,” I said sharply. “The bottle was empty.”

“How many milligrams?” one of them asked.

“I don’t know.”

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