Snow began falling just before dawn.It settled over the blackened ruins of Saint Michael's Cathedral, covering scorched stone and shattered stained glass as though trying to hide the violence that had taken place there.Recovery teams had worked through the night. Most of the bodies had been identified. Some had not.Everyone believed the cathedral had finally surrendered its last secret.Everyone...except Matteo.He stood near the collapsed eastern wing, studying the latest thermal imaging report. One faint heat signature, deep beneath the ruins.Weak but still alive.Matteo looked toward the rescue commander. "Move those stones."Within minutes, excavators began lifting chunks of collapsed masonry. A narrow passage slowly emerged.The entrance led into what had once been the cathedral's underground crypt. The air smelled of smoke and damp earth.Matteo drew his weapon. "I'll go first."The beam of his flashlight cut through the darkness. Broken coffins, ancient stone walls, dust ha
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