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The mansion’s grand foyer shook with Ivanov's fury. Unaware that Luca lay burning up in the infirmary—a direct result of his own reckless command in the freezing rain—the Boss rounded on his three remaining men, his voice a blade. "Where is my lieutenant? Do you know where he is? Yes or no? " he demanded, the words cracking through the tense air. His subordinates could only stammer their ignorance. Meanwhile, in the silent, sterile room down the hall, Sasha hovered over the sickbed, her fingers trembling slightly as she lifted a thermometer. Her eyes, clouded with concern, met Luca's glassy ones. "Ready?" she murmured.