Mira’s P.O.VThe world outside was falling apart.Flames devoured the edges of the mansion, turning marble to ash and echoing memories to smoke. The sound of war still throbbed in the distance—shouts, gunfire, the crackling of everything we once knew burning to the ground. But inside the steel walls of the safe room, time had stopped.It was just me, Luca, and the life trying to break free inside me.I clutched his hand so tightly that my nails dug into his skin. The pain came in waves now, deep and relentless, each contraction pulling me closer to the edge. I could barely think beyond the agony, beyond the noise of my own heartbeat.“Luca—” I gasped, tears streaming down my face. “It hurts—please—it hurts so much.”“I know, amore, I know,” he whispered, his voice breaking as he wiped the sweat from my forehead with his trembling hand. “Breathe with me. Come on, Mira—inhale… exhale.”He was trying to stay calm, but I could see the fear in his eyes. His shirt was soaked with blood and
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