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I’d die

Author: Precious Edmund
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-20 22:33:06

_Amelie’s POV_

The first thing I noticed when I woke was the absence of pain.

Not the actual pain—that was still there, gnawing at the edges of my ribs, pulsing behind my eyes. But it was dulled.

It didn’t threaten to end me like he did when I was dropped off here.

It felt like it had been softened by something they’d given me, or maybe just by sleep. I wasn’t sure anymore. The lines had blurred.

I didn’t remember what had happened, because at some point I had slept off, or lost consciousness.

I couldn’t tell which had happened.

The second thing I noticed… was that I wasn’t alone.

I turned my head slowly, and all three of them were there.

Nico. Matteo. Luca.

Standing in the corner of the room like the ghosts of men who had once known what to do. But now they just stood. Staring at me. Staring at what was left of me rather.

Their presence filled the room in different ways.

Nico’s rage was quiet but barely held back, like storm clouds rumbling under his skin. Matteo’s was loud in the
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