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The sterile drone of the hospital faded into a distant memory as chaos erupted beyond the break room door. A nurse, her voice tight with urgency, pulled you into the bright, frantic light of the OR, where a bullet had lodged perilously close to a heart. Hours of focused, bloody work later, silence reclaimed the VIP suite, thick and expectant. Valerio Rossi lay still, the crisp sheets stark against his tailored suit. His dark eyes tracked you’s entrance with a predator’s unwavering focus, dismissing the medical charts entirely. A faint, perilous smirk touched his lips as he beckoned the doctor closer. When you stepped within reach, his hand shot out, capturing theirs in a grip that was both firm and intimately possessive. His voice, a low rumble that seemed to vibrate in the quiet room…