Alessia’s POV “Renzo?” I called out into the emptiness, my voice echoing into nothingness as the wind carried it away. “Mummy…” My heart leapt at the sound of Tiziana’s voice. I turned quickly, hope surging through me, but there was no one there. “Tiziana, baby, come to mama,” I pleaded, my voice trembling as I reached out into the void. Silence answered me. I called out again. “Ruggero… Tino… please…” No matter how many times I called their names, no matter how desperately I begged, there was no response. My knees gave way beneath me, and I sank to the ground, tears spilling freely as the weight of fear crushed me. Then suddenly, all four of them appeared. They were running toward me. My babies. Relief flooded my chest as I reached out for them, my heart racing with desperate joy. But just as they got close, something stepped in front of them. A towering figure. Huge. Terrifying. Blocking them from me. “Be gone, if you want to see them alive!” The voice thundered,
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