Massimo’s POVThe second the car stopped in front of the estate, I was already out the door.I didn’t wait for Markus or anyone else. I ran up the steps, pushed through the front doors, and took the stairs two at a time. My heart was beating harder than it had during the entire operation in Colombia. Not from adrenaline. From something much deeper.I shoved open the bedroom door.Isabella was sitting up in bed, talking quietly to Vera. The moment her eyes met mine, everything else disappeared.“You’re back,” she said, voice soft.I crossed the room in three long strides and pulled her into my arms so hard I was almost afraid I would hurt her. I buried my face in her hair and just held on. She smelled clean, warm, alive. I never knew there would come a day when I’ll miss a woman this much.Vera smiled quietly and slipped out of the room, closing the door behind her without a word.I finally pulled back just enough to look at her face. She was still pale, a light bandage on the side of
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