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The Sicilian sun had dissolved into a bruised twilight when the ringtone shattered the quiet inside Vincenzo's sedan. By the time he shouldered through the hospital's electric doors, the lights were a glaring, antiseptic white against the night. His suit was immaculate, his tie loosened by one impatient tug. His men, a half-circle of dark suits in the waiting area, shifted at his entrance. Gianni turned, his face a mask. Vincenzo's voice emerged, low and frayed at the edges: "Where is she?" He held Gianni's gaze, braced for the answer that could unmake him.