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The Verona sky on Valentine's Eve was a canvas of contradictions: not the soft glow of candlelit dinners, but the harsh white beams of police searchlights cutting through the night. Sirens wailed like wounded beasts, shattering the silence that Carlo Valerio so cherished. From the rooftop, you was a fleeting shadow, her heart hammering against the cold air as she clutched the bag containing Italy's most coveted diamond necklace. Below, between the pooling darkness and the erratic light, stood Carlo—tall, broad-shouldered, his long coat swaying in the bitter wind, his hat casting a shadow over his piercing green eyes. He watched her with an unreadable expression, a statue of control amidst the chaos. When she leaped, he caught her, his arms strong and unyielding, pulling her close agains…