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147 – The only medicine

Penulis: Tamires Coelho
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-03 08:51:05

Vincenzo felt his heart stop when he saw Vittoria lose consciousness, her body surrendering to the current like a lifeless weight dragged into darkness.

Despair detonated inside him—an agonized scream trapped in his throat, swallowed by the water, but burning through every nerve.

Driven by the need to save her, Vincenzo thrust both arms forward, pain ripping through him as he pushed against the current with brutal force, each stroke more desperate and feral than the last.

When he finally reached her, he pulled her against his chest, his entire body coiling protectively around hers as he fought upward, holding her with a frantic, unyielding grip.

The current clawed at them, trying to drag them back under; every stroke felt insufficient, his lungs screamed for air, and his shoulder throbbed like fire—but he kept going, as if her life were the only reason he had left not to surrender to the surrounding darkness.

With one final surge, Vincenzo broke the surface, gasping violently for air
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    Vincenzo guided Vittoria through the corridors and, as soon as they arrived at the pediatric ICU, he left her in the waiting area, entered the ward, and soon returned with the sling in his hand.“Let me do that,” Vittoria said, approaching him.“No need,” Vincenzo replied firmly, maintaining his old habit of believing that he never needed help.“Yes, you do,” Vittoria insisted firmly, taking the sling from his hands. “Raise your arm slowly.”“Are you in charge of everything now?” Vincenzo said sarcastically, but he obeyed nonetheless, raising his arm carefully.“Only when you decide to be stubborn,” Vittoria replied, gently adjusting the fabric around his shoulder. “That's better.”Vincenzo smiled slightly in gratitude and, with his right hand, took hers and guided her through the corridors.“Do you want me to call a taxi?” Vittoria asked when they reached the exit.“No need,” Vincenzo replied, gesturing toward the vehicle parked across the street.He led her to the car, let go of her

  • The Lord Of Chaos: A Forced Marriage   178 – An innocent light

    Vittoria felt Vincenzo squeeze her tighter, as if searching for the last thread that could keep him standing.Then Vittoria felt warm moisture spread across her shoulder, and her heart contracted even tighter, as if that pain was flowing from him into her.The fragile sound of a sob escaped his lips, as low as it was devastating, revealing the fragility of a man who had always been strong but who was now falling apart against her shoulder.Vittoria closed her eyes, unable to hold back her tears as they slid hotly down her face, while she felt his body crumble in her arms, each sob tearing pieces from her heart, as if they shared the same unbearable pain.“I'm sorry,” Vittoria repeated, her voice breaking, as if all the words in the world were too small in the face of the pain he was letting out against her shoulder.“I failed her,” Vincenzo vented, his voice choked, barely able to get through his restrained crying.“No, don't say that,” Vittoria murmured, her voice fragile, as tears s

  • The Lord Of Chaos: A Forced Marriage   177 – The cruel reality

    Vincenzo's heart beat unevenly, and he pressed the back of his hand against the mask, feeling the damp fabric of his breath as his chest burned under an unbearable weight.His teary eyes remained fixed on the small body, while his heart slowly broke, unable to bear the cruel and painful reality that lay before him.With trembling hands, Vincenzo removed the mask, revealing a tense face, contorted by the effort not to break down completely.His red eyes, burning from restrained crying, glistened under the cold light of the ICU, while his breathing was heavy and irregular, as if each breath was a lost battle.“I'm sorry, princess,” Vincenzo whispered, his voice breaking, each syllable coming out heavy, as if it were taking his breath away. “I failed you. I promised to protect you, and yet I let you go.”His fingers gently brushed the girl's pale skin, as if searching for warmth that wasn't there, trying to convince himself that her absence wasn't real.“You are my little star,” he conti

  • The Lord Of Chaos: A Forced Marriage   176 – A cruel truth

    Vincenzo's heart beat wildly, and without wasting any time, he strode through the corridors, each sound echoing like a countdown.As soon as he entered the pediatric ICU, Vincenzo went into the changing room, carelessly ripped off his sling, sanitized his hands, and put on a sterile gown, mask, and gloves.Each movement was quick and precise, almost automatic, but at that moment, his technique could not hide his fear of what he was about to encounter.Guided only by instinct, Vincenzo pushed open the ICU door, and the environment hit him brutally: the incessant beeping of the monitors filled the air, the medical team crowded around Lily's small body, and Edward's tense gaze met his for a moment before returning, unshaken, to the fight for the child's life.The air in the ICU seemed to compress around Vincenzo as he took a few steps forward, the mask making his breathing even heavier.Lily's fragile body moved almost imperceptibly under the wires and tubes, her chest rising with mechan

  • The Lord Of Chaos: A Forced Marriage   175 – The only certainty

    Vittoria closed her eyes for a moment, allowing the weight of those words to settle in her chest.Her connection to Lily might not have been as long or as deep as Vincenzo's, but just looking at him was enough to feel the gravity of that pain as if it were her own.“She'll be fine,” Vittoria said, her voice choked with hope, clinging to it as the only possible truth, unable to accept any other outcome.Vincenzo took a deep breath against her neck, and the tightness around her waist revealed how much he was clinging to the hope conveyed by her words.“Shall we go?” Vincenzo asked, breaking contact, even though deep down he wanted to remain in the warmth of her arms.Vittoria nodded slowly, letting her eyes linger on his face for a moment, and there she saw the same sadness and vulnerability she had witnessed when they had lost their baby.This realization made even clearer what she had sensed from the first moment she saw Vincenzo with Lily: that child was much more than a patient; she

  • The Lord Of Chaos: A Forced Marriage   174 – A skillful disguise

    Bianca shook her head, incredulous at Vittoria's daring plans, not knowing whether to admire her courage or fear her obvious recklessness.“Vittoria—”“I know, it's crazy,” Vittoria admitted, letting out a long sigh that seemed to carry the weight of the world. “But I need to at least dream of a little normality.” She continued, her voice thick with fatigue. “These last few days have been so hard that I feel like every morning another burden falls on me.”Before Vittoria could continue or Bianca could ask any questions, the door suddenly opened, immediately catching both their eyes.Vincenzo flashed a restrained smile, a skillful disguise to hide all the worries weighing on him inside.“Good morning, Bianca,” Vincenzo greeted her with the usual politeness he reserved for people he wasn't so close to.“Good morning, Mr. Lucchese,” Bianca replied, maintaining a formality that created distance, even in the face of his politeness.He approached Vittoria and pressed his lips to her forehea

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